Pre-heat your oven to 350

In one bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt

In your mixer, add white sugar, butter, and vanilla extract together

Next beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until mixture is smooth. Mix butter mixture into flour mixture and form dough into a ball.

Wrap ball with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Roll dough onto a lightly floured surface and cut into shapes using cookie cutters of your choice.

Arrange cookies on a baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven until edges begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.