Easy Sugar Cookies

This is probably one of the easiest recipes for sugar cookies that I have ever tried....typically, I am so impatient that I don't want to "wait" for the dough to chill for what seems like 12 hours.  This recipe takes away that step and they taste sooooo yummy.  Kudos to http://www.inkatrinaskitchen.com/2011/12/best-sugar-cookie-recipe-and-kitchenaid_28.html for sharing this recipe...and I will pass it along to you.  This recipe really does make 4 dozen average sized cookies.


Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
2 cups butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teas vanilla
1 teas almond extract (I didn't have this, and they turned out just fine...)
4 teas baking powder
6 cups flour

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350*.  First, in a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter.  Add the eggs, vanilla, and almond extract.  Mix until smooth.  In a separate bowl, mix baking powder and flour.  Slowly add the dry mixture to the large mixing bowl.  It might become difficult to blend so you might have to hand stir.

Remember, no chilling allowed here!  Roll out the dough to 1/4" thickness and cut out your shapes.  Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 6-8 minutes.  All of mine took 8 minutes.

Transfer to a wire cooling rack.  When they're cool, frost away!  Enjoy!:-)