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.