Baking for Valentine's Day

I made cut out butter cookies for Valentine's Day tomorrow.  This is a great recipe to make.  The cookies consistently turn out the same every time I make them.  16 years to be exact.  I found the recipe in my first year of subscribing to "Martha Stewart Living" magazine.  

2 cups butter

2 cups sugar

2 TBS vanilla

4 eggs

6 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Add dry ingredients, incorporate well.  Divide dough into thirds and wrap in plastic wrap.  Chill for 3 hours or overnight.  Roll out one portion at a time and cut with desired shapes.  Bake on parchment lined cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes at 350*.

Cool and decorate as desired.  Store in airtight container.