Christmas Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

1½ c butter
5 c flour
2 c sugar
2 t baking powder
4 eggs
1 t salt
1 t vanilla

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs & vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda & salt. Cover and chill dough for at least an hour.

2. Preheat oven to 400º F. Roll out dough on a floured surface. ¼ to ½ inches thick. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

3. Decorate with colored sugar

4. Bake 6 - 8 minutes


*If the dough is too soft or sticky to roll out. Work in some more flour. I had to do this with each piece of dough. Especially since my kitchen was so hot.