MOM'S ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

Mom's Rolled Sugar Cookies image

These cookies are great rolled out or you can put them through the bar cookie disc of a cookie press to make thin cookies. (Using a cookie press is much faster than rolling them out.)

Provided by Sally

Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
4 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Sift dry ingredients 3 times; combine thoroughly with egg mixture. Add vanilla.
Roll in waxed paper and store in refrigerator to chill thoroughly.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Roll out dough very thin on well-floured board; cut with cookie cutter. Bake on greased cookie sheets for 6 - 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 181.9 calories, Carbohydrate 27.8 g, Cholesterol 34.9 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 112.4 mg, Sugar 13.4 g