This is the recipe for  Cut-out Cookies from the „Cooking – a commonsense guide” and it’s a perfect basic recipe for cookies. Ingredients for Cut-out Cookies 125 gr butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1/4 t vanilla essence 2 cups flour 1 1/2 t baking powder pinch of salt Directions for Cut-out Cookies recipe Beat together the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla,and beat well. Fold the flour to form a soft dough,similar to playdough. Roll out a 5 mm thick sheet and cut out with cookie cutters. If you want to decorate them ,do so now.Bake in batches for 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool…