1 Cup Butter

1 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

1 Egg

2 1/2 Cup Flour

1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder

1 Teaspoon Cream of Tarter

1/4 Teaspoon Salt

Cream Butter and Sugar. Add egg and mix. Add rest of ingredients; stir well. chill at least one hour. Roll out dough 1/8 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut with your favorite cookie cutter. Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Remove cookies from the oven when they are barely light brown around the edges.

Cream Cheese Icing

1 8 oz. package Cream Cheese

1/2 cup Butter

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

4 Cups Powdered Sugar

2 Tablespoons Milk or cream as needed

2 Tablespoons Corn Starch

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add vanilla. Mix dry ingredients together. Gradually add dry ingredients one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear a bit dry. Add milk (I use whipping cream) and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.

Yield : 3 Cups

ButterCream Frosting

Ingrediants

1 Cup Salted Butter

3 Teaspoons Vanilla

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

4 Cups Powdered Sugar

5 Tablespoons Heavy Whipping Creamer.

My nieces, nephews, and family have enjoyed my cookies for years now. 

Submitted by Merna Throne

Side Note: I make mine in a sheet cake pan 

with cream cheese icing - Sugar Cookie Bars! EASY!