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If you were taking a road trip to some place you had never been to before, what would you want to take with you?

A Map!

If you were going to make some pajama pants, what would you want to use to show you how to make it?

A Pattern!

If you were going to make a cake what would you need in order to make the cake correctly?

A Recipe!

Basic Recipe Butter Cookies (Makes 5 dozen) 2/3 cup of butter 1/4 cup of sugar 2 eggs 3 cups of flour 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract Sugar, to sprinkle Cream butter, sugar and eggs together in bowl until light and foamy. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together into separate bowl, stir into egg mixture. Stir in vanilla, mix until smooth. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350ºF. roll chilled dough out to 1/4 inch thickness on lightly floured work surface. Cut into desired shapes, sprinkle with sugar and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

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