Basic Butter Cookie
Ingredients
At a glance
Rolled and cutout cookies
Makes
48 to 54 cookies
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
Steps
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Cream butter and sugar on medium speed
until light. Beat in vanilla and salt. Stir in flour to make a
medium-stiff dough.
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until firm.
Roll out dough to between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thickness, and cut shapes with 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters. Sprinkle with decorating sugar if desired.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until firm.
Roll out dough to between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thickness, and cut shapes with 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters. Sprinkle with decorating sugar if desired.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for
Additional tips
Store: In an airtight container
Freeze: Yes
Mail: Yes
Freeze: Yes
Mail: Yes
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