500g butter
500g castor sugar
2tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
2 large eggs
1kg flour
2tsp baking powder
Cream the butter and sugar, add the vanilla extract.
Add the eggs and mix well.
Add the flour, salt and baking powder to form a dough.
Leave in the fridge overnight and then roll out
Cut into shapes and put a cherry or angelica and bake at 180C until golden brown for 10-12 minutes in a fan oven.
Prepared, tried and tested: Faye Abrahams