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BUTTER COOKIES 1/2 c. sugar 1 c. butter 1 egg 1 Tbsp. vanilla 3 c. sifted all purpose flour 1/2 tsp. baking powder Combine sugar, butter, and egg in mixing bowl; beat until smooth. Add vanilla, blend well. Sift in flour and baking powder; blend well. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Roll out dough on lightly floured board or pastry cloth to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out with decorative cookie cutters. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 5 to 7 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to wire racks to cool. Decorate as desired. Using 1 recipe butter cookies: One-third cup red jam or preserves such as strawberry, raspberry, or cherry. Prepare butter cookie dough. Refrigerate about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie baking sheets. Use finger or end of wooden spoon to make deep depression in center of each ball. Depression will open as cookies bake. Bake 10 minutes. Remove baking sheets. Makes about 60 cookies. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |