Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
Preparation
Use electric mixer to cream butter and sugar together until smooth Add egg and vanilla extract Add baking powder Add flour, one cup at a time and mix well *Need to mix by hand at this point
Cover dough and refrigerate for at least 1 hour
Preheat oven to 400˚ F After refrigeration, divide dough into four parts and roll out on a floured surface until it is 1/8" thick Cut out cookie shapes and place on an ungreased cookie sheet Bake 6-7 min or until lightly brown Remove from oven and use a spatula to place cookies on wax paper to cool
*Optional: Cover with homemade icing after the cookies have cooled down
