Sugar Cookies

This recipe is written in someone's handwriting on an old index card, dated "1928". The words and notations in quotes were also written on the card.

Flour to roll out into a soft dough (about 2-2/3 cup)
1 cup butter ("I use 3/4 cup")
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. baking powder
Nutmeg ("vanilla" was written and then crossed out, and above it was written "nutmeg")

Bake in quick oven.