Best Soft Christmas Cookies

Instructions

• Gather all ingredients.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat sugar and margarine in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Wrap dough; chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Beat first egg into butter mixture. Beat second egg into mixture along with vanilla extract; add flour mixture and stir until dough is just combined.
• Wrap dough; chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.
• Roll out dough on a clean floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters; arrange them on the prepared cookie sheets. Gather scraps and repeat this step.
• Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Serve and enjoy!