Betty Brown's Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• cup salted butter, softened
• cup white sugar
• large eggs
• teaspoon svanilla extra ct
• cup sall-purpose flour
• teaspoon scream of tartar
• teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Sift flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; mix, 1 cup at a time, into creamed butter mixture until dough is just mixed. Form dough into 1 inch thick disks and place on a plate; chill in refrigerator, 2 hours to overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Roll disks into desired thickness on a lightly floured work surface using a floured rolling pin. Arrange dough on a baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are just starting to turn golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes.

Tips

Sprinkle dough with colored sugar before baking or leave plain if you are going to frost.