Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 c. butter or margarine
    1 2/3 c. sugar
    2 eggs
    4 tsp. baking powder
    1 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. vanilla
    1 tsp. rose water or 2 tsp. vanilla
    3 1/2 c. sifted flour
Preparation
    Cream butter thoroughly.
    Add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy.
    Add eggs and flavorings.
    Sift dry ingredients together.
    Do this sifting 3 more times.
    Blend both mixtures together.
    Chill dough overnight.
    Roll dough out on floured cloth or board and cut in desired shapes.
    Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 400\u00b0 for 5 to 6 minutes.
    Watch carefully to avoid burning.
    Yields 10 dozen round cookies 3 inches in diameter.

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