Butter Cookies

Description

Christmas Butter Cookies from Recipes Wiki—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Ingredients

• 1 cup soft butter (real butter only)
• 2 tbsp vanilla
• 3 cup flour
• ⅔ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ 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 ⅛" thickness.
10. Cut into desired shape.
11. Place 1" apart on cookie sheets.
12. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes or until lightly brown.
13. Cool, frost and decorate.