1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. baking powder
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1. Preheat oven to 350°F In large bowl with mixer at medium high speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Add baking powder and flour, one cup at a time, mixing after each addition. the dough will be very stiff; blend last addition of flour in by hand. Do not chill dough.
2. Divide dough into 2 balls.
On a floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll each ball approximately 1/4 inch thick.
Dip cutters in flour before each use.
Bake cookies on top rack of oven for 12 -15 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.
Cool before decorating.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies. (About 105 calories)
To Make Chocolate: thoroughly blend 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa with dry ingredients before adding them to the butter mixture. (If dough is too soft to roll, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a short time.)
2009: added Walnuts, pressed into Cari's shape pan, or made as simple cookies (by Sami)
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