This cookie dough is easy to make and fun to decorate.

INGREDIENTS
90g Butter
100g Billington’s Golden Caster Sugar
1 Egg
½ tsp Vanilla Extract
200g Plain Flour
½ tsp Baking Powder
½ Salt

Makes about 20 cookie cutters depending on the size of the cutter

METHOD
Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl and set aside
In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar until pale
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract
Add the flour to the butter mix and mix until the dough is formed
Wrap the cookie dough in cling and chill for at least one hour
Preheat the oven to 170 C/fan 150 C
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 0.5cm
Cut out the cookies and transfer to baking sheets
Roll up the trimmings and repeat stages above to make more cookies
Bake for 8 – 12 minutes until golden
Remove and transfer to a cooling wire and leave until completely cool before decorating.

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