Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2/3 c. sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 c. unbleached flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Beat in egg.
Combine and add flour and salt.
Chill dough 3 to 4 hours before rolling.
Use a little extra flour on work surface and rolling pin when rolling dough. Form shapes with cookie cutters or roll into small balls.
Lift out the dough scraps between the shapes and re-roll them. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly colored.