Sugar Cookies

When Ricky was out of towns the boys needed a project. We made these sugar cookies. I can usually resist sugar cookies, but these were so yummy I just couldn't resist eating way too many of them. They even taste great right out of the freezer.

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

1. Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Cover and chill dough for at least one hour (the longer the better though). I added red food coloring to make the cookies fun for Valentine's Day.
2. Preheat oven to 400. Roll out dough on floured surface (roll to about 1/2-inch thick). Use cookie cutters to make fun shapes. Put cookies on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 6-8 minutes. Cool and frost with favorite frosting. I love cream cheese frostings on sugar cookies.