Butter Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• additional sugar, for coating hands

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
• 2 add salt.
• 3 gradually add flour, blending it in to make a stiff, smooth dough.
• 4 stir in vanilla extract.
• 5 form dough into 8 balls; place balls far apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 place some sugar on a saucer.
• 7 press palm of hand into sugar, then use palm to flatten each ball of dough to a 3-inch circle, 1/4 inch thick.
• 8 bake in a 350 degree f oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• 9 leave on baking sheet 5 minutes, then loosen with spatula and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.