| • | Cream the butter and sugar together in a medium bowl. Stir in the eggs and vanilla.
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| • | Sift together the flour and baking powder, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the heavy cream. Cover dough and chill for 2 to 3 hours, until it turns firm.
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| • | Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease the cookie sheets.
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| • | On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
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| • | Now place the cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired.
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| • | Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes in the preheated oven, until bottoms and edges of cookies become light brown.
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| • | Then remove the cookies from baking sheet and let then cool on wire racks.
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| • | Store the cookies in an airtight container. |
