Allrecipes "The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies"

A few weeks ago, I about went into a severe panic.  I had lost my go-to sugar cookie recipe.  You have to understand, I am famous for my sugar cookies.  So, not being able to find the recipe had me very concerned.  Fortunately, just a couple days ago, I found it stuck up in one of my kitchen cabinets.  I've decided I must store it in multiple places so it won't get lost!

This recipe comes from allrecipes.com.

 

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.