Estimated time:
An hour to make, with an hour to cool dough in refrigerator. 6 to 8 minutes to cook. Dough must be refrigerated and kept very cold because you roll these cookies out.

Number of servings:
4 dozen

Ingredients: (Hit your return key to start a new line)
1/2 lb. butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour (regular)
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.
Cream the butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Then add flour, baking powder, and salt.
Put in the refrigerator for one hour to get cold.
Take out of refrigerator, cover rolling pin in flour, cover waxed paper with flour, roll out dough on waxed paper in batches, working very fast so dough is kept on the hard side.

Use cookie cutters to cut out in different shapes. Use sprinkles, colored sugar, hearts, etc. to decorate appropriately. (Kids love this part!) Move from wax paper to cookie sheet, may use spatula.

Cook until hard, not brown, about 6 to 8 minutes. Watch the first batch closely!

Other suggestions and comments:
This is an old Swedish recipe originally from Swedish relatives. Brought over early this century. A real crowd pleaser. They look gorgeous!