Frosted Sugar Cookies

From The Joy of Cooking

Cookie sheet
Set oven at 375 degrees

Sift together and reserve.
2 ¾ c Sifted flour
1 t Baking powder
½ t Salt

Cream together
¾ c Soft butter
1 c Sugar

Add
2 Eggs
1 t Vanilla extract or vanilla & almond extract

Cream butter, add sugar cream until well blended. Beat one egg at a time, until light and fluffy. Pour into flour mixture, mix well. Chill for one hour or until firm. Roll a small amount of dough at a time on floured board to a 1/8” thickness. Keep remaining dough in refrigerator, until ready to use. Cut rolled out dough into desired shapes with floured cookie cutter. Put on a greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes until pale brown. Remove to wire rack. Decorate with confectioners sugar frosting tinted as desired.

Frosting:
1/4 c butter
1 lb. confectionary sugar
1/2 t vanilla
1t of water
Food coloring
Decroative sprinkles

Makes 4 dozen 3” cookies