Butter Cookies

 

INGREDIENTS

  • 8ounces unsalted butter
  • 3⁄4cup granulated sugar
  • 1⁄4teaspoon salt
  • 1 1⁄2teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1large egg yolk
  • 2cups all-purpose flour

  • DIRECTIONS

    • Beat the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla together until smooth and creamy.
    • Mix in the egg yolk until well incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl at least once.
    • Add the flour and mix just until incorporated.
    • Scrape onto a lightly floured board and knead a few times, just until the dough smooths out.
    • Turn onto a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a log, wrap up and refrigerate for several hours or freeze.
    • Before baking, preheat the oven to 325°F.
    • Line your baking sheets with parchment.
    • Slice the dough into slices about 1/8" thick and place them on the sheets about an inch apart (they won't be spreading very much, but they need air room around each cookie).
    • Bake until JUST beginning to turn golden around the edges, about 16-18 minutes.
    • Note: you can do many things with these cookies.
    • You could roll the dough out and cut shapes.
    • You could slice them even thinner and sandwich them with chocolate or jam or lemon curd.
    • You could make them and then dip them half into chocolate.
    • You could just make them and eat them, which is my favorite.
    • Whatever you do, they will be delicious.

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