CLASSIC BUTTER COOKIES I

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Great tasting buttery cookies with many options for baking.

Provided by Sally

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Refrigerator Cookie Recipes

Yield 96

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Cream the butter in a large mixing bowl, gradually add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
  • Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture.
  • For all the types of cookie shapes preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) before baking. Bake all cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Shape the dough in one of the following ways: Roll out the chilled dough and cut with cookie cutters. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes.
  • OR: Form dough into logs 2 inches in diameter and slice 1/8 inch thick when chilled. Sprinkle with chopped nuts, if desired, and bake for 7 to 9 minutes.
  • OR: Shape into balls and bake. Balls may be rolled in sugar mixed with cinnamon if desired. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
  • OR: Put unchilled dough into a cookie press and press into desired shapes chill shaped cookies before baking. Bake chilled cookies for 8 to 10 minutes.
  • OR: Add 1 cup chopped walnuts and 1/2 cup flour to dough. Chill then shape into balls and bake for 8 to10 minutes. Roll still warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Once cool sprinkle chilled cookies with more confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 37.1 calories, Carbohydrate 4.4 g, Cholesterol 7 mg, Fat 2 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 33.6 mg, Sugar 1.9 g

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