Vanilla Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
Beat in egg and vanilla.
Add baking powder and flour, one cup at a time, mixing after each addition. The dough will be very stiff; blend last flour in by hand.
Do not chill dough!
On a floured surface, divide dough in half.
Roll pieces into balls so that you can get a circle 12 x 1/2-inch thick.
Dip cutters in flour.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet on top rack for 6 to 7 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.