1 c. sugar
1 c. butter
1 egg, well beaten
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg to milk, sift flour with baking powder, combine mixtures, and work to a smooth dough. Roll thin, cut with your cookie cutters, bake in hot oven 375 degrees, until light brown and crisp.