1 lb. sweet butter
8 tbsp. confectioners' sugar
2 eggs
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ice water

Have butter at room temperature. Combine butter and sugar, cream together. Add eggs and cream together. Add vanilla, flour and baking powder, blend together with mixer. Flour table and roll cookies into logs. Cut into 2 inch logs. Bake at 350 degrees, 20 minutes until slightly brown. (Be careful not to burn cookies). Let cool. Cover each cookie completely with confectioners' sugar.