Roll Out Cookie Recipe

By carlaschwartz

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp almond
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups flour
• nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 400. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with mixer. Beat in agg and almond. Add baking powder and flour one cup at a time, mixing after each addition. The dough will be very stiff; blend last flour in by hand. Do not chill dough. Divide dough into 2 balls. On a floured surface, roll each ball in a circle approx 12" in diameter and 1/8" thick. Dip cutters in flour before each use. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet on top rack of oven for 6-12 mins, until lightly browned.