Butter Cookie Christmas Cut-Outs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. margarine
1 1/2 c. sifted confectioners sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cream the margarine.
Add confectioners sugar gradually and cream until fluffy.
Add unbeaten egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir together the dry ingredients; blend into cream mixture. Chill dough about an hour.
Roll on well-floured pastry board to 1/4-inch thick.
Cut with floured cookie cutter.
Bake on an unbuttered cookie sheet approximately 5 minutes at 400\u00b0.
Yield: 6 dozen cookies (depends on the cutter).