3. Little-Chill Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup plus 2 tbsp butter, slighgtly softened (or Crisco) If you use unsalted butter, be sure to add a pinch of very finely ground salt..it makes the sweetness more intense.
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg at room temperature
2 tbsp vanilla

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Sift flour, soda, and baking powder into a small bowl and set aside. 
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy.  The fluffier it is, the better! I usually beat on high for 5 minutes. 
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla and continue beating until creamy and light.  
4. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.  
5. Roll 1-inch to 1 1/2-inch balls of dough and place on cookie sheets. Chill for 15 minutes.  If the dough is too sticky to form into balls, chill for about 10 minutes and then try again.
6. Bake 8-12 minutes or until golden brown on edges.