Butter Cookies

by user Elocina

Ingredients

 * 1 cup soft butter (real butter only)
 * 2 tbsp vanilla
 * 3 cup flour
 * 2/3 cup sugar
 * 2 eggs
 * 1/2 tbsp salt

Directions
1.Cream butter until light and fluffy.

2.Add sugar.

3.Gradually stir in vanilla.

4.Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.

5.Blend in flour and salt.

6.Mix well.

7.Wrap dough and chill for at least 2 hours.

8.Lightly flour a pastry cloth and rolling pin.

9.Roll dough to about 1/8" thickness.

10.Cut into desired shape.

11.Place 1" apart on cookie sheets.

12.Bake at 350°F.

13.For 10 minutes or until lightly brown.

14.Cool, frost and decorate.

Source

 * Christmas Butter Cookies from CookbookWiki -- original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

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