mrs. schaller's sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 9 hrs 10 mins


• in a mixing bowl, cream sugar, butter and vanilla until light colored. beat in eggs.
• in a large bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. in a separate small bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk. stir the egg mixture and buttermilk mixture into the dry incrementally. the dough should be stiff. refrigerate overnight.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. cut with cookie cutters and arrange on cookie sheets.
• bake in a preheated 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) oven for 8 to 10 minutes.