Rolled Sugar Cookies

Just in time for Easter, here's the perfect recipe for a sugar cookie that keeps its shape!

Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla

Preparation
1. Whisk together flour and salt a set aside.
2. Using your mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix until well blended.
3. With mixer on low, gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until the two are thoroughly blended.
4. Turn out the dough onto to some waxed paper and divide into two portions. Roll to 1/4 inch thick (get wooden slats from the hardware store and straddle the rolling pin across them to make them to make a perfectly even thickness). Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
5. Cut out shapes and bake 12-16 minutes, until cookies are just golden around the edge.

Decorate and share! (for complete instructions and great decorating ideas, consult a professional book called Cookie Craft.