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Cardamom Butter Cookies

• 1 cup butter
• 1-1/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. sift together remaining ingrdeients; stir into creamed misture and mix well.

Chill doung, roll and cut with cookie cutter. Or if you prefer, shape dough into a roll, chill and slice. Bake in a 350 F oven 10 to 12 minutes, depending on thickness of cookies.

Makes 7 dozen thin cookies.