MMMMM----- Meal-Master Recipe via Home Cookin 1.3

     Title: Butter Cookies
Categories: Home Cookin,
     Yield: 216

     2 c  butter -- softened
     2 c  sugar
     3    eggs
     1 tb vanilla extract
     6 c  all-purpose flour
     2 ts baking powder
          decorator's sugar --
          optional

 These are without a doubt the world's best butter cookies.

 In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla;
 mix well. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to
 creamed mixture and mix well. Shape with a cookie press. Place on
 ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate with sugar if desired. Bake at
 350-degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges are slightly brown.

 Yield: 18-19 dozen 1-inch cookies.

 WARNING! These cookies are addictive!

 Per cookie: Calories 36; fat 1.8 g; cholesterol 7 mg;
 carbohydrate 4.5 g; fiber 0 g; protein 0.5 g; sodium 21 mg.

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