Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 c. sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer.
Beat in egg and vanilla.
Add baking powder and flour one cup at a time; mix after each addition.
Divide dough into 2 balls.
Roll each ball out on a floured surface.
Cut with cookie cutters.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet on top rack of oven for 6 to 7 minutes or until lightly browned.
Sprinkle lightly with sugar while hot.