Best Butter Cookies Ever
By
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
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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
But I still like to frost with powdered sugar frosting.LOL
Rating:
★★★★★ 2 votes
Comments:
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
How to Make Best Butter Cookies Ever
- 1Beat 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. - 2Place 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. - 3Slice 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.
- 4Bake about 12-15 minutes -just until they begin to turn golden around the edges.
- 5NOTE:
-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
