Roll-Out Cookies

I bake these cookies during my summer cooking class.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4-10
• Yields: 10-15 cookies

Ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven at 300°F.
2. Sift dry ingredients 3x. Set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugar with the electric mixer.
4. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. The dough would be very stiff; blend last four by hand. Don't chill the dough.
5. Divide the dough into 2 balls.
6. On a floured surface, roll each ball in a circle approximately 12" in diameter and 1/8" thick.
7. Dip the cookie cutters in flour before use.
8. Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheet on top of the rack of the oven for 6 to 7 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.