Rolled Sugar Cookies

Description
Makes about 72 cookies 2 inch size or 6 small cookie sheets of various sizes. If you aren't too fussy, square or random shapes from the edges can be cut with a plastic knife or anything that is safe to use on your rolling surface.

Ingredients

 * 2 cups margarine
 * ½ cup sugar
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract
 * 1 egg
 * 2 cups flour
 * 2 tsp baking powder

Directions

 * 1) Cream together the margarine, sugar, vanilla and egg until light and fluffy.
 * 2) Add about ¾ of the flour and the baking powder, reserving the rest of the flour for rolling.
 * 3) Blend until well mixed.
 * 4) Chill the dough for 2 hours or overnight.
 * 5) Roll out on a lightly floured surface until ⅛ inch thick.
 * 6) Cut with a cookie cutter.
 * 7) Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
 * 8) Bake in a 375°F oven until lightly browned, about 5 – 10 minutes.
 * 9) Cool before storing.
 * 10) Decorate with a tiny piece of a cherry, raisin or nut.

Nutritional information
For two small cookies:
 * 58 calories | 8 grams carbohydrate | 0 protein | 2 fat | 46 mg. sodium | 10 potassium | 8 mg cholesterol.
 * Diabetic exchanges: ½ bread, ½ fat