Traditional Holiday Cookies

Traditional Holiday Cookies
 
 1 cup of butter
 1/2 cup of sugar
 1 Egg; beaten
 2 teaspoons of vanilla
 3 cups of flour
 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
 1/2 teaspoon of salt
 ICING
 2 cups of powdered sugar
 2 tablespoons of water (approximately)
 Food coloring

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add the beaten egg and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into creamed mixture gradually. (You may use food processor for both steps.) Place mixture in refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Roll out and cut with your favorite cookie cutters. Bake for 10 minutes. Ice and decorate when cool. To make icing, mix together sugar and water. Divide into several small bowls and use different colors of food coloring. Yield: 4 dozen cookies.

MARGUERITE GOLDEN (MRS. PEYTON) BATESVILLE, AR From <Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glens MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.