Homemade Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 2/3 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Cover dough, and chill for at least one hour.
3. Roll dough out and cut into resired shap using a cookie cutter.
4. Place dough out onto ungreased, cookie sheets.
5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden at the edges.
6. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
7. Top with icing or your choice of decoration.