Fast & fancy butter cookies

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       Title: Fast & Fancy Butter Cookies
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 1 servings
  
     1/2 c  Softened butter
     1/2 c  Sugar
       1 lg Egg
       2 c  Flour
       1 ts Baking powder
  
   In large bowl with mixer at med speed, beat butter & sugar until
   light & fluffy; beat egg in well. At low speed beat in flour & baking
   powder until well blended. Flatten dough to disk shape; refrigerate,
   wraped in plastic wrap, 1 hour until firm. Heat oven to 375. Work
   with half dough at a time; keep remainder refrigerated. Mold or press
   into shapes; or roll out to 1/8" or 1/4" thick between two sheets of
   wax paper or plastic wrap & cut into desired shapes. Place shapes on
   ungreased cookie sheets, spacing about 1" apart. Bake 8-15 minutes
   depending on thickness of dough, until firm to touch & edges are
   lightly browned. Cool on racks. Store in airtight containers.
  
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