Sugar cookies

I have posted in a few blogs about making holiday cookies, but I never posted my recipe! Here it is:

Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups flour
1 cup salted butter (2 sticks, softened)
1 cup of sugar (or applesauce)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract


Here is how you make them:

1. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. (Note: It helps if the butter is already slightly soft.)

2. Next, slowly add the vanilla extract and flour until everything is blended together.

3. Once the mixture blended and a dough is formed, wrap it up in cling wrap, and refrigerate for about 15 minutes.

4. Put a little flour on your counter or hard surface, and roll the dough out.

5. Make your own balls, shapes, or what you want your cookies to look like, and preheat the oven to 350F degrees.

6. Place onto a greased cookie sheet, and bake for about 12-22 minutes, depending on how large or how small your cookies are. (Note: your cookies should be light brown.)

7. Cool and enjoy!!

8. To store, I put them in a container, and I put two slices of bread on top to prevent the cookies from getting hard.

Here are the cookies we made using this recipe:
(Note: My toddler aged son helped me with the cookies, so they are not the greatest quality, but they were made with love.)

Thanksgiving cookies using Harry's handprints:


Reindeer cookies using pretzels and skittles:


Valentine cookies: