Butter Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• decorator sugar, if desired
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk
• food coloring, if desired

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup butter, egg and 1 tsp vanilla in large bowl.
• 2 beat on low, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
• 3 sift in flour and baking soda and beat until well mixed.
• 4 divide dough in half.
• 5 cover each half in plastic wrap.
• 6 refrigerate until firm (at least 2 hours).
• 7 preheat oven to 375°f roll out 1/2 the dough on lightly floured surface (i use 1/2 flour 1/2 confectioners sugar).
• 8 keep remaining dough chilled.
• 9 roll dough out to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness.
• 10 cut with 4-inch cookie cutter.
• 11 place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 12 sprinkle with decorator sugars, if desired.
• 13 bake for 6 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 14 ornaments:.
• 15 while cookies are still warm, use toothpick to make holes for ribbons to hang cookies as ornaments.
• 16 cool completely.
• 17 frosting or filling: combine 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla in small bowl.
• 18 beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and adding enough milk for desired frosting consistency.
• 19 tint with food color, if desired.