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

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In large bowl cream butter and sugar with electric mixer. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add baking powder and flour, 1 cup at a time. Mix well. The dough will be stiff, blend last cup of flour in by hand. Do not chill dough.

Note: Dough can be tinted with food coloring.

Roll dough out to 1/8 inch thick. Dip cutters in flour before each use. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet on top rack of oven for 6 to 7 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Makes approximately 3 dozen 3 inch cookies.