Sugar Cookies (Christmas Ornament Cookies)
Sift together: 3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Cream 2 sticks butter (soft)
1 1/2 cups sugar
Add 2 eggs (at room temp) one at a time, beating well after each.
Add 2 tsp. vanilla
Add dry ingredients gradually, mixing after each addition but not over-beating.
Chill thoroughly.
Roll 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick and cut out. Sprinkle with colored sugar. It works well to put parchment paper under the cookies on the baking sheet.
Bake at 400° 6-8 minutes.
Makes about 5 dozen.
Note: Mama said she often used her hands to mix the dry ingredients into the creamed ingredients. She felt it was the most efficient way to do it.
