2 cups butter
5 tsp baking powder
1 ¾ cups sugar
3 tsp vanilla
5 eggs
7 cups flour
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix well. Add vanilla. Add flour sifted with baking powder and mix well. Separate dough into two or three parts and add a little vegetable coloring – any color you wish. Roll out on floured board about ¼ inch and brush with egg white. Sprinkle chopped nuts on top or any other decoration. Bake at 350 to 375 degrees from 15 – 20 minutes.
Makes about 10 dozen cookies 1x
Cookie Category: Rolled
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ☆
Find it online: https://www.cookiesbybess.com/maudes-butter-cookie-recipe/