Christmas Cookies

• 4 Sticks of butter soften
• 2 pound of sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 fl. oz. (6 tablespoons) of pure vanilla extract
• 8 cups of all purpose flour plus 1 teaspoon baking powder, sifted.
• 1 large bag of all purpose flour to flour rolling pin and sail cloth.
• Heavy rolling pin with cotten cloth cover
• 2 - 3 heavy cotten cloths 4 feet by 3 feet.
• 2 large cookie sheets
• 2 Brown paper bags from the Grocery Store
• Charlie Chip tin can or other container for cookies (Charlie Chip tin can is traditional)

1. Preheat oven to 325
2. On working area secure sail cloth. Pull apart brown paper grocery bags and put on work area to cool cookies.
3. With a heavy duty electric mixer blend the four sticks of butter with the two pounds of sugar until well mixed.
4. Add the 4 eggs and vanilla extract until well blended
5. Chance to dough hook
6. Sift the flour and baking powder and add in small bathes to the batter.
7. Make a log approximately 18 inches long and wrap in saran wrap and then parchment paper and put it into a refrigerator for approximately 2-4 hours; the dough must be firm but very pliable.
8. Liberally and I mean liberally flour the rolling pin and the sail cloth until the entire surface is covered in flour.
9. Slice dough to desired size and roll extremely thin (you should see your hand if you wave it in front of dough. If dough starts to stick reapply flour to cloth and dough. Again be sure the sail cloth is saturated in flour.
10. Cut dough into whatever shape you want and put on cookie sheet. Use the paper from the butter to grease the cookie sheets for the first cookies. Subsequent cookies do not need to be re-butter.
11. Cook for approximately 8 - 9 minutes and keep a watchful eye. When they are golden to dark brown they are done. They will all have different flavor.
12. With spatula put cookie on brown paper bags and let cool completely.
13. Reapply flour to sail cloth and rolling pin and you are ready for the next batch.
14. I throw out the left over dough as waste; they just don't taste the same a second rolling.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/christmas-cookies-52546751 (may not work)