Butter Cookies (st. Martin -- Caribbean)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream butter & sugar along with the vanilla extract, until mixture is fluffy & light.
• 3 in a bowl, whisk together flour & salt, then, 1/2 cup at a time, add it to the butter mixture, beating well after each addition.
• 4 scoop dough onto the center of a large ungreased, 9-inch square baking pan, & using a spatula spread it out evenly.
• 5 bake the huge cookie on the center rack of the oven until firm to the touch & golden brown, about 35 minutes.
• 6 remove the pan from the oven & cut the 9-inch square cookie into 1 1/2-inch squares, making 36 smaller cookies.
• 7 place them on a wire rack to cool before eating.