This is probably the easiest butter cookies recipe ever.

1 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2-1/2 cups flour

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cream the butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla, blending well. Blend in flour. Chill dough for 45 minutes. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick and use cookie cutters to make cookies. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Cool cookie sheet between batches.