Best Ever Sugar Cookies

Best Ever Sugar Cookies 
light and crispy 

1/3 C butter, softened 
1/3 C shortening
3/4 C sugar
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 C flour

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar.  Beat in salt and baking powder, then egg and vanilla.  Stir in flour. 

Divide dough in half and press into two disks.  Wrap in plastic and chill for 3 hours or until easy to handle. 

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to about 1/8 inch thickness.  Cut out shapes.  Sprinkle with colored sugar (or wait and frost the cookies). 

Bake at 375 degrees for 7-8 minutes til edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned.  Cool cookies on wire rack.  

Makes about 2 dozen.  Kaela loves these.