Heres my recipe for cutout cookies
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
Mix first 4 ingredients as you would pie crust. Heat milk sugar and soda until it foams. Cool mixture then add it to flour mixture. After it is all mixed together chill dough thoroughly. ( I usually make it the night before and let it chill over night ). Roll out on floured board and cut into various shapes. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool and decorate however you like. I make these all year long for whatever occasion. Gonna make some next week for valentines day.