Butter Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb real butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• powdered sugar icing

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in vanilla.
• 4 add flour in small amounts at a time.
• 5 blend.
• 6 do not beat for a long time after flour is added.
• 7 place by rounded tablespoonfuls, or use a cookie dough scoop, onto ungreased cookie sheet, 3" apart.
• 8 bake until bottom edges of cookies are brown, about 8-10 minutes.
• 9 when cooled, ice with powdered sugar icing, as described on package.