My recipe doesn't call for any cream but you do cut the butter into the mixture........it is a great recipe too.
Sugar Cookies
3c flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 c butter or margarine
pinch of salt
Mix all together like piecrust dough cutting the butter into the dry ingredients.
Then add:
1 c sugar
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp vanilla.
Chill dough. Preheat oven to 375°, roll and cut cookies. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 6-8 minutes.
I always double this recipe and then frost and decorate.
RL`

Angel Horns~maybe this dough?

Here is a link that might be useful: Scroll Down~Roselin's post

I received the Redbook cookbook in a swap last year and here it is, from page 896. I'm curious - does this recipe make cutouts with distinct "edges?" That's what I'm looking for in a cutout recipe.

Sugar Cookie Cutouts

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
½-teaspoon salt
1 cup softened butter or margarine
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 tablespoons light cream
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Heat oven to 400. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Add butter and cut into flour mixture with an electric mixer or a pastry blender until particles are fine. Add egg, cream and vanilla; blend thoroughly. If desired, chill dough for easer handling. Place 1/3 of the dough on a well-floured board. Place a sheet of floured waxed paper over dough and roll with a rolling pin to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Remove waxed paper. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Repeat with rest of dough. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 5 to 8 minutes, or until lightly browned at edges. Cool on wire racks. When cookies are cool, they may be frosted with a simple icing and decorated as desired. Makes about 6 to 7 dozen cookies.

Many many thanks!! I have been searching for this recipes for years...
No..it doesn't make th edges that you're looking for.