Old Fashion Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs, well beaten
4 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cream the butter.
Add sugar and vanilla and continue creaming until light.
Add beaten eggs; blend well.
Add flour, sifted with salt, using more flour if necessary to make a stiff dough.
Chill dough for 20 to 30 minutes, then roll out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
Bake on lightly greased baking sheets at 375\u00b0 for about 10 minutes.
Makes 5 dozen 2-inch cookies.