- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 4 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Sift dry ingredients 3 times; combine thoroughly with egg mixture. Add vanilla.
- Roll in waxed paper and store in refrigerator to chill thoroughly.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Roll out dough very thin on well-floured board; cut with cookie cutter. Bake on greased cookie sheets for 6 – 10 minutes.