Grandma's Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or 1 tsp. of vanilla and 1 tsp. lemon extract)
• 5 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter and sugar. add eggs and vanilla. mix completely. add baking powder and salt. mix in 4 1/2-5 cups of flour, one at a time, until you can handle the dough. use the rest of the floor on the board as you roll the dough. the cookies will get tough if too much flour is used. roll out to 1/2" thick. bake at 400 for 8 minutes. frost when cooled.