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Best Butter Cookies

October 7, 2008

Note: Use only the finest ingredients on this recipe
4 sticks butter, room temperature
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
5 c. all-purpose flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt

Cream butter and eggs in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Divide dough into 4 sections. Roll each section 1/4" while keeping remaining dough chilled. Cut as desired with floured cookie cutters. Place 1" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 376* for 6 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool before decorating..
 Makes 2 dozen. Serve with remote control and foot stool.
Dough cam be frozen for 3 months if you don't want to bake a lot.

Sent to Oak Grove, Missouri as a gift

Whipped butter should never be used in baking as it has more air and will not measure correctly

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