1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon milk
Sugar (plain white or colored)
Cream butter, sugar and vanilla together. Beat and add eggs. Sift together and add flour, baking powder, and salt. Alternately with milk. Chill dough 1 hour; roll out. Cut with cookie cutters. Sprinkle with Sugar (plain white or colored)
Bake (400*) just until slightly browned.