GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS BUTTER COOKIES

Grandma's Christmas Butter Cookies image

Provided by Roda Laser

Categories Cookies

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 c wondra flour or cake flour
2 c sugar
1 lb real butter, softened
2 dash(es) salt
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
4 tsp baking powder
4 eggs
assorted colored decorating sugars

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In large bowl(use my large 6qrt casserole bowl), cream butter & sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs & vanilla; blend together.
4. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, & salt. Then add to butter mixture.
5. Knead/mix (inside bowl) thoroughly-(at this point I have to use my hands).
6. Load dough into cookies press and press into desired shapes onto non-greased cookies sheets. Decorate with colored sugars as desired.
7. Bake 6 to 8 minutes until edges are light brown-DO NOT OVER BAKE.
8. HINT: If dough stays too sticky, add a little more Wondra flour and knead into dough. Also, dampen paper towel and cover dough in-between pressing cookies onto sheets so dough will not dry out.