My Dad's Favourite Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and egg. add vanilla.
• 2 in a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. add dry mixture to other bowl and mix well.
• 3 chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• 4 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 " thickness. cut into various shapes with cookie cutters. arrange on cookie sheet. (they spread a bit so leave some room)
• 6 decorate with sprinkles, sugar, chocolate chips, etc. prior to baking.
• 7 bake 5-6 minutes. remove them from the oven just before they start to turn brown. they will cook a little bit more on the pan while waiting to cool.
• 8 when cooled a bit, remove to a wire rack for complete cooling.