Thick Cut-out Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 egg yolks
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups butter, softened
• 2 1/8 cups sugar
• 7 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each. mix in the vanilla. combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. cover dough and chill for at least one hour.
• 2 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease cookie sheets. on a floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/2 inch thick and cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. place 2 inches apart on to the prepared baking sheets.
• 3 bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.