Best Ever Butter Cookies

By Carolanne

Ingredients

• 1 cuo butter, softerned
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 TBSP orange juice
• 1 TBSP vanilla
• 1 tsp baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Combine butter, sugar and egg in lg bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add flour, orange juice, vanilla and baking powder. Beat until well mixed. Divide dough into thirds; wrap each in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate until firm (2 hours or overnight).

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-third at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 6 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely. Frost and decorate cooled cookies, as desired.