• In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add in the eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients and mix together well.
• Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet. Mix well until a ball of dough has formed.
• Wrap the dough up in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes before rolling it out.
• Remove the dough from the fridge, roll the dough out on a floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Using cookie cutters, cut out the desired shapes.
• Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 9-10 minutes.

Confectioner's Sugar Icing

• Mix powdered sugar, vanilla and milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired thickness.
• Transform this sugar glaze by adding a little coconut, almond or any of your other favorite flavored extracts.