Best Butter Cookies Ever

Name: Best Butter Cookies Ever
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: makes 48 cookies
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1 c unsalted butter; 3/4 c granulated sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 large egg yolk; 2 c all purpose flour

By Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter

Aunt Martha's best cookie! This makes a perfect butter cookie. It doesn't need frosting ,just sprinkle on a little crystal sugar,if desired.
But I still like to frost with powdered sugar frosting.LOL

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

makes 48 cookies

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1 c

unsalted butter
3/4 c

granulated sugar
1/4 tsp

salt
1 1/2 tsp

pure vanilla extract
1 large

egg yolk
2 c

all purpose flour
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How to Make Best Butter Cookies Ever

Step-by-Step

Beat the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla together until smooth and creamy. Mix in the egg yolk, until well incorporated.
Add flour and mix just until mixed in.
Place mixture on a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a log, wrap up and refrigerate for 2 hours or freeze.
Before baking, preheat oven to 325^. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Slice the dough into slices about 1/8 inch thick and place them on the sheets about 1 inch apart- they do not spread much, but they need room to breathe.
Bake about 12-15 minutes -just until they begin to turn golden around the edges.
NOTE:
-Cookies can be rolled out and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
-Or slice thiner and use as sandwich cookies-put together with frosting.
-or make and dip in chocolate of many colors