Old fashioned sugar cookies

By slb

Sugar cookies

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups All Purpose Unbleached Flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened or shortening
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Combine unbleached flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl and set aside. Combine butter and sugar and beat until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well; add vanilla and combine. Stir and dry ingredients until combined. Refrigerate dough for at least one hour. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with a floured cookie cutter. Sprinkle with sugar if desired. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes on a lightly greased baking sheet in oven preheated at 3:50. This makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies