1/2 c  Butter                              2 x  Large eggs
     1 c  Granulated sugar                    1 tb Milk
———————-KNEAD IN 1/4 C FLOUR LATER———————-
 2 1/2 c  All-purpose flour,save 1/4 c      1/2 ts Vanilla
     2 ts Baking powder                     1/2 ts Almond
   1/4 ts Salt                           
 CHILL DOUGH SEVERAL HOURS OR OVERNIGHT: Could put the dough in the
 freezer to chill, if in a hurry, for 1-2 hours. Heat oven to 300
 degrees. Grease cookie sheet (only ONCE). No need to grease it each
 time.
   Add ingredients together, saving out the 1/4 cup of flour. Knead
 the 1/4 cup flour into the dough now, chill. Roll out, using flour on
 surface, cutters and rolling pin, generously. Try to get more flour
 on tiny places.
    This is a great recipe for the creased cookie cutters, because it
 is delicious and dough does not lose its shape. For this type of
 cutter, roll to about 1/4″ thickness, so dough is just thick enough
 to leave the cutter imprints. Ordinarily, roll dough to 1/4″
 thickness for best results. Any cookie will lose detail and shape
 when it is too thick. This cookie is good iced with thin royal icing.
 Cookie stays soft, but is not terribly fragile.                 
                 Yields       
                30 servings