SUGAR COOKIES (LA TIMES)

By curly

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 3 2/3 cups flour
• 2 tsps baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar. Blend in baking soda, salt and vanilla extract. Add eggs and beat until smooth.

Combine flour and baking powder and add to creamed mixture, mixing until smooth. Chill dough until firm enough to roll out on floured pastry cloth.

Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Place on greased baking sheets and bake at 450 degrees until cookies are golden, 8 minutes.