Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbsp. orange juice
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

In a 3-quart mixing bowl cream butter, sugar and egg until light and fluffy.
Beat in flour, baking powder, orange juice and vanilla until smooth and well combined.
Chill 2 to 3 hours or until firm enough to roll.
Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Roll out cookie dough, 1/2 at a time, on well floured surface 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.
Cut out with cookie cutters.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake near center of oven for 6 to 10 minutes or until golden brown on edges.
Cool on wire rack.