Mother'S Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2/3 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs, beaten
3 2/3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
extra sugar to roll on top

Preparation

Cream butter and 2 cups sugar with baking soda, salt and vanilla.
Add beaten eggs.
Sift flour and baking powder together. Add to creamed mixture.
Chill dough until firm enough to roll out on floured pastry cloth.
Roll a little sugar in on top of dough.
Cut with biscuit cutter or into fancy shapes.
Preheat oven at 425\u00b0 and bake until brown on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
Do not add any liquid other than the eggs and vanilla.