1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
2 eggs well beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 c milk
2 tsp baking powder
2 1/2 c flour

Cream butter and sugar. Add well beaten eggs, vanilla, and milk. Sift and mix flour and baking powder. Add to first mixture. Chill several hours. Drop from spoon onto greased cookie sheet 1 inch apart.

Bake at 300°F for 10-15 minutes. Take from oven and remove from cookie sheet immediately.