• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
• Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until combined.
• Beat in as much of the flour as you can with mixer.
• Stir in any remaining flour.
• Divide dough in half.
• If necessary, cover and chill dough 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll half the dough at a time until 1/8 inch thick.
• Use cookie cutters to cut dough into desired shapes.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 7-8 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned.
• Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.
• Decorate as desired.

I like this dough because it was much easier to handle and Samantha could pretty much roll it out herself. When I made the dough it seemed really sticky at first but once I'd chilled it in the fridge it was very nice to handle. I like to make my cookies a bit thicker so that they are less breakable when the kids decorate them.