sugar cookies

By Klainanutshell

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400.

Cream butter and sugar together. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt and stir to combine. Turn mixer on low and slowly combine flour mixture with butter mixture (adding about 1 cup at a time).

Once combined, remove and roll into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled (minimum of 30 minutes). Roll out on lightly floured surface, cut desired shapes and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake until only SLIGHTLY browned, approximately 6 minutes. Cool on wire racks then decorate