Sugar Cookies Ingredients - 6 cups flour - 3 teaspoons baking powder - 2 cups butter--softened - 2 cups sugar - 2 eggs - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon salt    This tasty sugar cookie recipe is perfect for creating festive holiday treats. The cookie dough is firm enough for use with almost any cookie-cutter shape; yet the resulting cookies bake up crunchy and buttery.   Directions Use a wire whisk to mix all dry in a bowl. Set aside. With a mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Slowly add the dry ingredients until all is incorporated and forms a nice dough. Chill for at least 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350° F. Roll the dough to the desired thickness and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Bake cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just turning brown. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack. Decorate as desired.	1