Eloise's Easy Sugar Cookies

Description: Make and share this Eloise's Easy Sugar Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 3/4 cups flour

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl mix together baking powder and flour. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until fully incorporated.
4. Roll out on lightly floured board to desired thickness.
5. Cutout 2-1/2" hearts and bake at 400 degrees for 7- 10 minutes.
6. Should be light in color with light browning on the edges.
7. Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.