This recipe is a family favorite. It is great because you don't have to wait for it to harden in the refrigerator. Just mix and roll which is great for the kids because they don't have much patience.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter - softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 cups flour
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400ºF.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer. Beat in egg and vanilla.
Add baking powder and flour one cup at a time, mixing after each addition. The dough will be very stiff; blend last flour by hand. Do not chill dough. Divide dough into two balls.
On floured surface, roll each ball in a circle approximately 12" in diameter and 1/8" thick. Dip cookie cutters in flour before each use. Sprinkle on any candy trims before baking.
Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheet in middle oven rack of oven for 4 to 5 minutes depending on size, or until cookies are lightly browned. Using spatula, remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool on wire rack. To " paint" mix food color paste with small amount of water. When cookies are cool , use an art brush to paint on color. Or ice and decorate with your favorite icing.
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