STRIPED BUTTER COOKIES

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These rich, buttery cookies are delicious plain, decorated, or sandwiched around fillings.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Cookie Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield Makes 100 cookies or 50 sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups confectioners' sugar
Salt
5 cups all-purpose flour (4 3/4 cups for chocolate variation), plus more for surface
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (for chocolate variation)
White Icing for Striped Butter Cookies (optional)

Steps:

  • Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and the flour, 1 cup at a time. (For chocolate variation: Add cocoa with last cup of flour.) Scrape down sides of bowl. Beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled but not firm, about 15 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface. Cut out one hundred 1 1/2-inch rounds, rerolling scraps; transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets.
  • Bake until pale gold (or just browning around the edges if making chocolate variation), about 16 minutes. Let cool.

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