Granny's Sugar Cookies

You can make beautiful cookies with this simple recipe for successful holiday baking or parties. Can't beat home-made sugar cookies! Hope you like them...

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 2 dozen

Ingredients

• Cream together

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  cup sugar

• Blend in

• 1  large egg

• Sift together and add to mixture

• 2 -2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Divide dough in two parts.
2. Chill 1 to 2 hours for easy handling.
3. Roll dough, one part at a time, (keep 2nd cold till ready to roll) to 1/8-inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
4. Transfer to cookie sheet.
5. Preheat oven to 375°F.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
7. Frost if desired.