Busters Recipes

Best Ever Butter Cookie
Ingredients

1 cup           each butter (no substitute), softened; sugar
1            egg
2 tbsp.  orange juice
1 tbsp.   vanilla
2-1/2 cups  flour
1 tsp.           baking powder
Frosting:
3 cups   confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup       butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp.     vanilla
1 - 2 tbsp.    milk
Directions
       Combine 1 cup butter, sugar, and egg in a large mixer bowl.
Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.  Add orange juice and 1 tbsp. vanilla.  Mix well.  Reduce speed to low.  Add flour and the baking powder.  Beat until well mixed.  Divide dough into thirds.  Wrap in plastic wrap.  Refrigerate until firm, about 2 - 3 hours. 
       Heat oven to 400° F.  Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface, 1/3 at a time.  Keep remaining dough refrigerated.  Roll out to  1/8 - 1/4" thickness.  Cut with 4 - 4-1/2" cookie cutters.  Place 1" apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake for 6 - 10 minutes  or until the edges are lightly browned.  Cool completely.  Frosting:
Combine confectioners' sugar, 1/3 cup butter, and 1 tsp. vanilla in a small mixer bowl.  Beat at low speed, scraping the bowl often.  Add enough milk for desired spreading consistency.  Frost cookies.
Makes 2 dozen cookies.