Cut Butter Cookies

This is a nice crisp, not too sweet rolled sugar cookie. It came with a lyre cookie cutter I bought at Alpha Chi Omega Convention in 1994. We usually frost these with chocolate frosting - the flavor of the cookie does not complete with the chocolate unlike some of our other favorite sugar cookie recipes.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 Tablespoons milk or cream
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or rum flavoring
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Cream the butter. Add sugar and cream until well-combined. Add egg, then milk, stirring to combine between each addition. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients; mix well. Chill for 4 hours or over night.

Preheat oven to 375. Roll out the dough (in sections; usually 1/3 to 1/4 at a time) to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Bake 8-10 minutes or until just starting to turn golden brown.