PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

4 cups unbleached flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
8 ounces unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar (plus more for sprinkling tops)
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition. Add one third of the dry ingredients and alternate with the buttermilk. Continue to alternate with wet and dry ingredients until everything has been added.

Drop generous tablespoons of dough onto a parchment paper lined
baking sheet. Sprinkle the tops with sugar.

Bake 375 degrees F for 13-15 minutes until golden around the edges.

Makes about 50-55 cake-like cookies
Adapted from source: Cookies Unlimited by Nick Malgieri