1 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 lg. egg
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
2 3/4 c. flour
Dinosaur cookie cutters

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add baking powder and flour one cup at a time, mixing after addition. The dough will be very stiff, blend last flour in by hand. Do not chill dough. Divide dough into 2 balls. On a floured surface, roll each ball in a circle approximately 12 inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick. Dip cutters in flour before each use. Bake cookies on cookie sheet on top rack of oven for 6 to 7 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.