Preheat the oven to 175C/Gas 4.

Sift the flour and baking powder together in a bowl and set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar together. Beat in the egg, vanilla and almond extracts.

Add the flour and baking powder mixture a little at a time until all has been combined to form a rough dough.

Tip out onto a floured surface and knead it together to form a smoother dough - it will be quite crumbly, but it will come together.

Roll out to about 5mm thick and cut out your desired shapes.

Place onto a greased baking sheet and pop into the fridge for 10 minutes before baking for 10-15 minutes until golden.

Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

When the cookies are cold, decorate as you wish.