Make the cookie dough

• Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy
• Beat in the egg and vanilla extract
• Add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix to a smooth dough

Chill the dough

• Flatten the dough into a disc, wrap it and refrigerate until firm

Roll out and cut the cookies

• Roll the dough out on a floured surface
• Press the cookie cutter into the dough and lift the shapes onto the baking tray

Bake

• Bake until the edges are just golden
• Leave to cool on the tray, then transfer to a cooling rack