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Now for what you do with the cookie ingredients:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 fahrenheit.

2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electrical mixer on medium until it creates fluff. Add the egg and vanilla and mix. In another bowl, mix 3 cups flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the butter, 1 cup at a time, mixing completely after each addition.

3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Divide the dough in half, setting 1 portion aside. Roll out the dough 1/8 inch thick with a rolling pin, sprinkle with flour as needed. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Gather the dough scraps, roll them out again, and cut out more cookies. Repeat with the remaining portion of the dough.

4. Bake the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet until lightly gold, 8 minutes. Remove the cookies with a spatula to cooling rack.

5. Decorate with icing.