Ingredients

• 2.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1.25 cups margarine
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.25 cups white sugar for decoration

Instructions

1. 1 Stir flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Beat sugar and margarine together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
2. 2 Beat first egg into mixture. Beat second egg into mixture along with vanilla extract; add flour mixture and stir until dough is just combined.
3. 3 Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. 5 Roll dough into walnut-sized balls; roll in 1/4 cup of sugar.
6. 6 Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets and flatten slightly.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned at the edges, about 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

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