Old Fashioned Butter Cookies

Total Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, 4 minutes.
• 2 stir together flour and salt in a small bowl.
• 3 add to butter mixture and beat on low speed until combined.
• 4 to shape cookies: for cookie press, spoon dough into press.
• 5 form desired shapes on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 6 for slice and bake cookies, refrigerate dough, wrapped, 45 minute.
• 7 divide dough in half.
• 8 shape each half on wax paper into 6" long logs; wrap.
• 9 chill in refrigerator 1 hour or in freezer 30 minutes.
• 10 slice cookies 1/8" thick; place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 11 bake at 400° for 7-9 minutes, depending on shape or until set and lightly browned around edges; tops should not brown.
• 12 let stand on sheet 1 minute.
• 13 transfer with metal spatula to wire rack to cool.