Sugar Cookies

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.