Excellent for those Christmas shapes and can be doubled as well. 1/2 cup softened butter (but not melted) 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 2 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tbsp. milk 1 tsp. vanilla Mix well, roll into a ball, wrap in wax paper and chill one hour. Roll out, cut in shapes and bake 7-8 minutes at 350 F. Submitted by Dorothy Doyle