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Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup butter not margarine
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  • Cream butter, sugar till creamy.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beat well each time. With last egg add vanilla.
  • Combine in a separate bowl, the flour, salt, baking powder and whisk to get any lumps out.
  • Add dry ingredients slowly to butter and sugar mixture.Blend well.
  • Chill one hour or longer (I usually do one hour. You can freeze the dough as well to use at a later time)
  • Roll out onto floured board, the thicker the dough the softer the cookie.
  • Cut out as desired and bake on slightly greased pan 8-10 min at 375 degrees.
  • Decorate as desired.