Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 cup Confectioner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream the butter for a couple of minutes. Add the sugar and keep beating. Sir in the egg and vanilla and combine well beating at low speed.

Mix the dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Little by little add the flour mixture to the butter mixture beating on low speed until thoroughly combined.

Using a rubber spatula, remove the dough from the mixer bowl onto a floured surface. If  the dough is too sticky, add more flour tablespoon by tablespoon until the dough is no longer sticky.

Using a floured rolling pin, roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Using floured cookie cutters, cut out some shapes. Bake at 350 F on an ungreased baking sheet for 9-11 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Remove the cookies to a cooling rack. Cool completely.

Glaze:

Powdered sugar mixed with a little bit of water until it has a thick consistency.

Spread some glaze on the cooled cookies and decorate as desired. My kids sprinkled some colored sugar and some sprinkles.

Yield: It depends on the size of the cookie cutters.