Dessert, Cookies: Sugar Cookie Cutouts

By LynnK

highly rated sugar cookie recipe for rolled sugar cookies
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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 - 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• completely.
• Nutritional Information
• Amount Per Serving Calories: 109 | Total Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 26mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
1.In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).

2.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Add flour if dough becomes too sticky. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
(may cut out on-out parchment paper, then remove extra dough around cut-outs, and avoid having to lift cookies onto cookie pan)
3.Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool