1 c. soft butter
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 c. sifted flour
Assorted cookie cutters and sugars

Mix butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Stir in flour until smooth. The dough will be stiff. Refrigerate dough, covered, for several hours. It gets hard. Roll dough on floured board 1/3 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutter. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets of 300 degree oven for 25 minutes. Remove and let cool on racks. Put sugars on before baking.