This is a recipe from a package of cookie cutters I bought a few years ago. It is from a famous woman who had a TV show, magazine, books and many other lines of business (she spent some time in jail for insider trading).
1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and baking soda and mix until combined. It will be quite stiff, use your hands if you have to. Roll on a lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Refrigerate for 15 minutes, then bake at 325F for 10-12 minutes.
The refrigeration step is very important. If you don't do it, the cookies will spread and not look at all like the shapes you cut. You can decorate these cookies with icing, or just serve them naked. I have a modest collection of cutters, so I can make cookies for various holidays.
