Remarkable for its handling quality, this dough can be shaped into crusts for filled cookies or tarts, as well as cut into intricate patterns.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup white or brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 - 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Cream together sugar and butter.
2. Mix in remaining ingredients.
3. Chill the dough for 3 to 4 hours before rolling.
4. Preheat oven to 375 Roll and cut.
5. Place cookies on a greased cookie sheet.
6. Decorate them with sugar, cinnamon, or candies.
7. Or bake them alone and drop into a bag of confectionary sugar.
8. Bake 7 to 12 minutes.

by Sheila.

Hannah loves this from an early age with her grubby 3 cookie scope technique.