Black Pepper Butter Cookies

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup sweet unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
• extra sugar, for dipping glass

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients (except for the extra sugar for dipping the glass) together well using a heavy duty mixer.
• 2 roll into 1/2 inch size balls-you will need three large ungreased cookie sheets, 16 balls per sheet.
• 3 use the flat base of a drinking glass that has been dipped into sugar to flatten each dough ball on the cookie sheets.
• 4 bake in a preheated 350 f (or 180 c) oven for 8-11 minutes or until lighly browned on the edges- do not overbake.
• 5 remove to wire racks to cool.