Buttery Sugar Cookies

Tasty mouth watering butter cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 large egg

3 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

2 teaspoons vanilla

Colored sugar crystal, icing, candies, etc. for decorating

Method

1. Beat butter until soft and creamy, about 2 minutes on medium speed of electric hand-held mixer. Add sugar gradually, beating well.
2. Add egg and beat in.
3. Combine flour, soda, salt, and cream of tartar; add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in vanilla.
4. Shape dough into a ball. Roll dough to a 1/4-inch thickness on wax paper.
5. Cut into desired shapes and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Sprinkle dough with sugar crystals before baking, if using sugar crystals.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
8. Cool on wire racks and decorate if desired.