Cream the butter and cream cheese with the sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. If you have a kitchen mixer I highly recommend using it!

Beat in the egg and vanilla. Next add the flour and baking powder and mix until well combined.

Take your dough and place it on a large piece of plastic wrap and flatten well. Wrap well and chill for at least an hour.

Sprinkle flour over your work surface and roll out about half the dough to 1/8 thickness (keep the other half of your dough in the fridge until you're ready to use).

Using the cookie cutters of your choice cut your dough and place on a lined cookie sheet about 1/2 an inch apart. You can use parchment paper or if you have it I love silicone baking sheets.

Bake for roughly 9-12 minutes (depending on your oven!) until cookies start to brown on the edges and are firm to touch. Allow to cool on the tray for a couple minutes and then remove to a cooling rack.

Round up some kiddy winks or a group of friends and have some fun decorating these delicious cookies with icing and sprinkles! You really don't have to be a pro decorator to make these cookies look festive & delicious.