Sugar Cookie Cutouts

I was trying to think of something to do with my friends (I live somewhere where there is never anything to do) and came up with cookie decorating. For this, I use a recipe I've used before (to make pokeball cookies) and baked a variety of shapes, and then one of my friends brought over frosting and we mixed colors and decorated. The best thing about these cookies was how they were decorated--the recipe itself was okay, but personally I prefer my mom's christmas sugar cookies, which are a little crispier. The frosting was store-bought. Below, the 3rd picture (first of the decorated ones) were decorated by me. The last picture (the one below that) are cookies decorated by my friend Kristin.

Sugar Cookie Cutouts
Recipe from Allrecipes

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.