cinnamon butter cookies

Name: Cinnamon Butter Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) real salted butter; 1 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) saigon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 1/4 cup(s) flour, all purpose; ## OPTIONAL TOPPINGS; - sugar cinnamon mixture; - sugar, cinnamon, and chopped walnuts mixture; - powdered sugar

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Staci Cakes

On a farm in..., GA

Updated on Aug 14, 2013

When I roll the cookies in the walnut topping they disappear in minutes. Needless to say the walnut is everyone's favorite! If you'd like a thicker layer of nuts I recommend whipping up an egg white, dip the dough ball in the egg, drain, then gently press/roll walnuts onto cookie.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 15 Min

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yield 5 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup real salted butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons saigon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups flour, all purpose
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
- sugar cinnamon mixture
- sugar, cinnamon, and chopped walnuts mixture
- powdered sugar

How To Make cinnamon butter cookies

Step 1

Cream butter, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla until light and fluffy

Step 2

Gradually stir in flour until well combined
Step 3

Roll into 1-inch balls
Step 4

Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 - 12 minutes
Step 5

Cool completely on cooling rack
Step 6

TO ADD TOPPINGS: For the cinnamon-sugar mixture and the cinnamon-sugar-walnut mixture: After rolling dough into balls, roll in topping of your choice then bake as directed. For the powdered sugar - roll cookies in powdered sugar after baking and still slightly warm. Then roll in powdered sugar again when completely cooled.
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