1 c. butter
2/3 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Cream butter and sugar. Then beat in the egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt, then mix with butter/egg/sugar mixture. Chill dough for 3 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a flour covered surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Bake cookies on a greased cookie sheet for about 8 minutes.