100g/4oz butter
100g/4oz caster sugar
1 egg
225g/8oz plain flour

To Decorate::

colored icing
chocolate chips, sugar sprinkles, colored sweets and silver balls

1. Use a paper towel to grease the baking trays with a little butter.Put the butter into a bowl, add the sugar and mix them together until they're light and fluffy.

2. Add the egg, mixing it in well.

3. Sift the flour into the bowl. Gently mix in the flour,and then use your hands to knead the mixture into a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in cling film and put it the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

4. Put the dough onto a floured surface and sprinkle a little flour onto a rolling pin.Roll out the dough (not too thin) and cut out different shapes. Then put them onto a baking tray and bake them for 10 minutes until they are golden brown. Then leave them to cool on a wire rack.

Submitted by: Shauna