1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 3/4 cups flour

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Beat together butter and sugar until light and creamy. Stir in egg and vanilla.

Whisk together flour and baking powder until well combined. Stir into butter mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters dipped into flour. Decorate before or after baking.

Bake on parchment-lined or ungreased baking sheet for 9 minutes. Cool on wire racks.