FRENCH BUTTER COOKIES
Everything a butter cookie should be and cute as a button. Before baking, four holes are made in these cookies so they look like big buttons. Unlike most other recipes this one uses brown sugar and a fancy edge made of turbinado sugar. They melt in your mouth.
Provided by sugarpea
Categories Dessert
Time 2h45m
Yield 60 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream butter and brown sugar with electric mixer equipped with paddle attachment, if you have one.
- Beat on high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Add flour and salt and mix on low speed until incorporated.
- Roll dough into three 1 1/2" logs, wrap in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350° and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll logs in turbinado or granulated sugar, making sure to coat them evenly.
- Slice logs into 1/4" thick cookies and place on cookie sheet 1" apart.
- Use a skewer or toothpick to make four decorative holes in each cookie, making the cookie appear to be a button.
- Bake 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 56.7, Fat 3.2, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 11.7, Sodium 62.8, Carbohydrate 6.4, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 2.4, Protein 0.7
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