White Cookbook Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:
3 3/4 c sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 c butter
1 1/2 c sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 375.
2) Sift flour with baking powder and salt and set aside.
3) Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4) Slowly mix in dry ingredients until just blended.
5) Roll dough until about 1/16" to 1/8" thick, cut with cookie cutters, and bake 8-9 minutes.

Krem trick: These cookies are actually good a little bit thicker than 1/8", so don't be afraid to leave them tall! Also, the butterscotch variation is great: just substitute 2 c firmly packed brown sugar for the 1 1/2 c white sugar. Mmmmmmm.