Butter Cookies - Three Cookies In One Dough

Total Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups butter
• 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 3 large eggs
• 7 1/2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 mix eggs, butter, and vanilla.
• 2 add dry ingredients and stir well.
• 3 for cutouts: chill well.
• 4 roll out for cookie cutters.
• 5 for jam centers: place dough on wax paper.
• 6 roll into a tube form with the wax paper surrounding it well.
• 7 place in refrigerator and chill well.
• 8 when chilled, cut off slices of the tubed dough to make a round cookie.
• 9 you can press a spot in the center for the jam to be placed, or just put a nut there for another alternative.
• 10 for snow balls: before chilling, add 1 1/2 cups walnuts.
• 11 chill well.
• 12 when chilled, make small 1 inch balls out of dough and roll them in confectioner's sugar.
• 13 bake all three types at 400°f for 8-10 minutes.
• 14 the cookies should brown slightly.