Sugar Cookies

7 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. shortening (butter)
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 1/2 c. flour (all-purpose)
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • a pinch of salt (none if butter is used)

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. 2
    (I use electric mixer.) Add eggs one at a time and beat.
  3. 3
    Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture.
  4. 4
    Chill in refrigerator; divide into thirds.
  5. 5
    Roll dough thin and cut with cookie cutter.
  6. 6
    Be sure not to work in much flour as cookie dough is rolled out.
  7. 7
    Place cut out cookies on cookie sheet and bake about ten minutes or until they are as brown as you want them.

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