Soft Easy Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour'
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1.  Cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Gradually add in the dry ingredients until fully absorbed. Cover dough, and chill for 2 hours. 

2.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. On a clean floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut out shapes with cookie cutters.

3.  Bake 6-8 minutes in the preheated oven.  Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.