Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• colored crystal sugar

1. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
2. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
3. In a second bowl, combine and mix well the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Stir flour into butter mixture one cup at a time.
5. Chill dough for 3 to 4 hours.
6. Roll out dough and cut into shapes with cookie cutters or a knife.
7. Brush with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar.
8. Bake on a sheet pan or a parchment lined sheet pan in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 10 to 15 minutes depending on the size of the cookie.
9. Remove cookies to a rack to cool completely.

unsalted butter, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, colored crystal sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-sugar-cookies-229755 (may not work)