Holiday Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
4 cups flour
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt butter in a pan over low heat.
In a large bowl, combine the melted butter, 2 cups of flour, and the sugar.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Slowly mix in the remaining 2 cups of flour.
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Using cookies cutters, cut out shapes. Place them 1 1/2 inches apart on cookies sheets.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
Cool cookies on wire rack. Decorate as desired.