Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookies – from Tamara

1 cup butter
1 ½ cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
3 cups flour
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. almond extract


Cut butter into the sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Mix dry ingredients together thoroughly. Add dry ingredients and flavorings. Chill dough. Roll out thin and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Bake on un-greased baking sheet for about 8 minutes. Makes 75 3-inch cookies.