Vanilla-Butter Cookies

Description

Source: Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2004 - Cooking Light Magazine

Whenever the urge to bake cookies strikes, soften cold butter quickly by heating it in the microwave for about 30 seconds at MEDIUM-LOW.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon light-colored corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Cooking spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.
3. Add corn syrup, extracts, and egg; beat well.
4. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
5. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
6. Add flour mixture, to sugar mixture, and beat at low speed until well blended.
7. Drop dough by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
8. Flatten cookies with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
9. Bake at 375° for 8 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
10. Remove cookies from pan and cool completely on wire racks.

Yield: 3 dozen cookies (serving size: 1 cookie)