Basic Sugar Cookie Recipe

• 3 C                  sifted flour
• 3 t                   baking powder
• ½ t                  baking soda
• ½ t                  salt
• 1 C                  butter
• 1 C                  sugar
• 2                      eggs
• 1 t                   vanilla (or almond extract)
• Sugar

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.

Cream butter for 1 minute.  Add 1 C sugar and beat until light and fluffy (about 4 minutes).  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition (total of 2 minutes).  Add vanilla.

Gradually stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture, mixing well but don’t over-mix. 

Place dough in bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured surface to ¼ to ½ inch thickness.  Cut with floured cookie cutter and place on ungreased baking sheets.  Makes about 36 cookies (varies with the size of the cookie cutter).

Bake in 350 degrees oven ~9 minutes.

Cool completely and frost.