Sugar Cookies

Preheat oven to 400°. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Mix together:

• ¾ cup butter (softened, not melted)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix in a separate bowl:

• 2½ cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour (It truly is the best flour for baking)
• 1 tsp. baking powder (I use aluminum free)
• 1 tsp. salt

Mix together until completely blended. Put dough in the fridge for at least one hour. 

Sprinkle flour on counter and on rolling pin. Roll out dough until approximately ¼ inch thick. Cut into your favorite shapes. Decorate with IndiaTree NATURE'S COLORS - Decorating Sugars.

Bake on center rack for 5 minutes. Turn cookie sheet 180° and continue to bake 2-3 more minutes or until cookies are firm to the touch. Remove from pan immediately and cool on a wire rack.

This recipe is adapted from Big Bird’s Busy Book. My mom got this as a gift when she sponsored PBS when I was a toddler. Fun… don’t you think? 30+ years later, the recipe can’t be beat!