The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

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Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 8 mins
Ready in: 3 hr.

Serves:

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Cooking Instructions

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Nutritional Information per Serving

calories 110cal total fat 5g cholesterol 27mg sodium 106mg carbohydrates 15g fiber 0g

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This recipe has been added to the following public cookbooks:
diane's pastries, Debbie's cookies, parkeram2559, My Cookbook, Robin's Cookbook

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★	Weatherguy2013 03/28/08 03:04 PM	Change in Peporation Hay, insted of rolling them and cutting them out with a cookie cutter, try rolling them into balls, then taking a glass with a flat bottom (put flour on the bottom so it dosn't stick) and flatten the cookies with it. (p.s.) to make it better, sprinkle sugar on the top of the flattened ball of dough.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★	Weatherguy2020 03/28/08 11:08 AM	WONDERFUL!!!! It was pretty easy to make, it also tasted awsome! (p.s.) I am a boy so it HAS to be easy!
★ ★ ★ ★ ★	HpLoveLife 02/10/08 11:12 PM	01/10/08 This is a very easy recipe to follow. I've tried alot of sugar cookie recipes and this one is the best. Plus we have everything on hand. The kids loved helping out, They taste extra great with frosting and candies.
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆	OMC how bizzare 12/19/07 01:39 PM	The title isn't completely accurate, but ok. =] Easy to make, on hand ingredients, but tastes kinda gross. They taste better when you put your own touch on them. Try adding in some cinnamon, but what I did was crushed candy cane bits, and a cap-full of pure peppermint extract.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★	chandacali 12/13/07 09:41 PM	perfect! Easy to follow, on hand ingredients--perfect!