Sugar Cookies

from Kathy Chismar

Ingredients:

1	cup unsalted butter, softened
2	cups sugar
3	eggs, room temperature
4	cups all-purpose flour
4	teaspoons baking powder
½	teaspoon salt
3	tablespoons milk
2	teaspoons vanilla

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing just until combined. In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add about ⅓ of the flour mixture to the creamed butter and mix at medium speed. When combined, add half the milk, the vanilla, and another ⅓ of the flour mixture. Once that’s incorporated, add the rest of the milk and flour. Mix just until combined.

Drop spoonfuls of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, and optionally top with coarse sugar or sprinkles. To make cut-out cookies, refrigerate the dough for several hours before rolling out.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 350° F.