2 cups butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, well beaten
4 cups sifted flower
1 teaspoon vanilla
Let butter soften. Cream, adding sugar gradually. Beat in egg. Stir in flour to form a sift dough. Add vanilla.
Form dough into a ball, cover and refrigerate for at least an hour, Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to about 1/4″ thickness. Cut with cutters. Place on greased cookie sheets.
Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Cool & frost as desired.