Ingredients

2 cups butter

3 cups sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

6 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar, beat till light and fluffy.

Add eggs one at a time.

Add vanilla

Sift flour and soda, add slowly to creamed mixture.

Chill 3-4 hours*

Roll out, cut, Bake in preheated 375F oven for 6-8 minutes*

decorate as desired after cookies are cooled

Cooks notes: *after dough is chilled only remove a small amount for rolling and cutting at a time as dough will get sticky if not kept chilled.

*the less time you bake the softer the cookie will be after cooling