Sugar Cookie Cutouts Recipe

• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup White Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 cup Softened Butter
• 3-3/4 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1/4 cup heavy Whipping Cream
• 1/2 cup Colored Sugar (for decoration)

• Cream the butter and sugar together in a medium bowl. Stir in the eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together the flour and baking powder, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the heavy cream. Cover dough and chill for 2 to 3 hours, until it turns firm.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease the cookie sheets.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
• Now place the cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired.
• Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes in the preheated oven, until bottoms and edges of cookies become light brown.
• Then remove the cookies from baking sheet and let then cool on wire racks.
• Store the cookies in an airtight container.