2 c. butter
3 c. sugar
4 eggs
1/4 c. milk
4 tsp. vanilla
5 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt

Cream the butter well gradually stirring in the sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time and then the milk. Sift together the dry ingredients then add to the creamed mixture. Stir in the vanilla. Combine well but do not overmix.

Chill dough 2 hours or overnight. Roll out thinly on a lightly floured board and use floured cookie cutters to cut into desired shapes.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheets in a preheated 375°F oven 8-10 minutes.

Makes approximately 15 dozen small cookies.

Submitted by: CM