Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
Preparation
-Preheat oven to 400'
-Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Add baking powder and flour, one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
-Dough will be very stiff. Blend last cup of flour by hand.
-Do not chill.
-Divide dough into two balls.
-On floured surface, roll ball into 12" circle and 1/8" thickness. Dip cutters in flour before each use.
-Bake on ungreased cookie sheet on top rack of oven for 6-7 minutes or until lightly brown.
NOTE: Dough can be tinted with color. For chocolate cookies, stir in 3 ounces melted, unsweetened chocolate.