• Cream sugar and butter
• Add egg, then dry ingredients
• Roll dough into 2 discs; wrap tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate
• Roll and cut into desired shapes
• Bake at 325F for 5 to 7 minutes, depending upon cookie size (they need to be barely brown on the bottom, and a white cookie)
• You can also drop on cookie sheet, and press with glass covered in sugar

Instructions for Icing:

• Combine ingredients, and knead (dough will be the consistency of play dough)
• Refrigerate until cool; roll onto parchment paper, cut out
• Brush cookie lightly with water, lift cut out icing with a spatula onto cookie and decorate