Alphabet Cookies

Directions

1. 1
   Combine flour,baking powder and sugar.
2. 2
   Cut in butter till mixture resembles breadcrumbs.(You can do this in food processor).
3. 3
   Add vanilla and egg.Work to a dough and shape a ball.
4. 4
   Wrap in plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to get hard enough to roll.
5. 5
   Then make small balls of dough.
6. 6
   Roll into thin cylinders, make letters of the alphabet, twisting the dough and trimming it as necessary.
7. 7
   Arrange on a greased cookie sheet,leaving a little space between them.
8. 8
   Bake at 180 C for about 10 - 12 minutes.
9. 9
   Remove them from the oven as soon as the edges of cookies turn golden.
10. 10
    Leave on the cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes to cool a bit,then delicately detatch them from the sheet.
11. 11
    Leave to cool on a wire-rack.
12. 12
    Topping:.
13. 13
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14. 14
    Drizzle melted chocolate / chocolate sauce OR spread lemon icing on the top of the cookies OR dip the top in melted chocolate.
15. 15
    Sprinkle desicated coconut / chopped nuts.
16. 16
    Leave to set.