Colonial Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter, room temperature
2/3 c. powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. all-purpose flour

Preparation

Combine butter, sugar and vanilla until very light and fluffy. Add flour gradually, mixing until well blended.
Chill dough in freezer for 30 minutes.
Roll out a third of the dough at a time. Keep remaining dough chilled.
On a lightly floured board, gently roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
Cut out with cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 15 minutes until lightly browned.
Cool for a few minutes before removing from pan.