Basic Sugar Cookies - Tried and True Since 1960

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter at room temperature
• 2  eggs at room temperature
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 3 cups self-rising flour 
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 1 cup sugar white to taste

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• rolling pin

Directions

1. Mix self-rising flour, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt thoroughly in a bowl; beat at least 5 minutes. Refrigerate dough at least 2 hours to overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
3. Roll dough out on a floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin; cut cookies out with cutters.
4. Place cookies onto baking sheets.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until cookie bottoms are lightly golden brown, about 15 minutes.