1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 400°.
In large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer for 2 minutes; scrape down bowl.
Cream the mixture for an additional minute.
Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
Sift baking powder and flour.
Add flour mixture 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
The dough will be very stiff.
Blend in the last of the flour by hand.
Do not chill dough.
Roll dough to 3/8" thickness and cut out using cookie cutters.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.
Remove cookies to cooling grid to cool completely.
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