Refrigerator Cookies

These are one of those cookies that I always seem to need, the great thing about them is that at Christmas time I tint them red or green at Easter they are purple, orange at hallow e'en.  For the Halloween ones I make sure they are really round when I roll them up and use black icing to draw a happy face on them

 

Refrigerator Cookies

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter (I use margarine, when I do I use a little less)
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Directions

1. In a medium bowl cream together the sugar and butter until smooth. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, gradually stir into the creamed mixture until all flour is absorbed. Shape dough into rolls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours or up to 1 week.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Unwrap chilled rolls and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets immediately to cool on wire racks.