Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla (or half vanilla and half almond extract)

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients in separate bowl.
Using stand mixer or hand mixer, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time, scraping down bowl each time, then vanilla and/or almond extract.
Add flour mixture gradually and mix at low speed until comes together.
Turn out onto flat surface.
Knead a couple of times just until smooth.
Pat into a flat disk, wrap in plastic and chill until firm enough to roll, about one hour.
Roll and cut as desired.
Bake at 350 about 8-10 minutes on parchment-lined sheets.