The Best Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 t baking powder
• 1/4 t salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 T milk
• 1 t vanilla
• powdered sugar for rolling out dough

Sift together flour, baking power, and salt. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk, and vanilla to butter. Gradually add flour and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide dough in half, wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Preheat oven for 375*F.

Sprinkle flat surface with powdered sugar. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies and bake for 7-9 minutes.