Old Fashioned Butter Cookies
These cookies conjure up memories of grandmas house around the holiday. Rich and delicious butter cookies are a must make around the holidays!
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 large egg yolks
1 tbsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1/3 cup milk
Instructions
1
Cream the butter and sugar together in your mixer for about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
2
Add the egg yolks and vanilla mixing throughly scraping down the sides as needed.
3
Add the flour and milk throughly mixing everything together scrapping down the sides as needed.
4
Transfer the dough in between to pieces of parchment paper and roll it out to about 1/2 inch thickness. Place it in the refrigerator for an hour.
5
Remove the cookie dough for the refrigerator and place it on your work surface. Lightly dust the surface with flour and cut into 3 inch rounds (approximately). Place the cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 12 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Remove from the oven and let them cool on the baking dish.
6
Once the cookies are cooled, decorate as desired. Enjoy!
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