Christmas Ornament Cookies

Ingredients

 * 3/4 	cup	Butter softened
 * 1 1/2 	cup	Sugar
 * 2 	Egg
 * 2 	tsp	Vanilla
 * 3 	cup	Flour sifted
 * 2 1/2 	tsp	Baking powder

Directions
In a large mixer bowl at medium speed, beat butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix flour and baking powder and stir into butter mixture. Divide dough into thirds; shpae into balls and flatten slightly; wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. Roll into 1/8" thickness and cut. Bake at 375 °F for 6 minutes or almost lightly browned. Cool and decorate with xmas icing.