I remember my mom always participated in the annual butter cookie bake sale at church. Members of the congregation baked assorted butter cookies all made exclusively with butter and no more than two inches in diameter. They assembled them into the most beautiful boxes of cookies for the holidays and sold them to support their outreach programs. This recipe was one of my mom’s go to recipes for this bake sale. They are simple yet delicious and a wonderful gift during the holidays.
Vanilla Crispies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Instructions
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The cookie dough needs to chill one hour prior to baking.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, combine the butter, sugar and egg. Mix until combined, mix in remaining ingredients. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place two inches apart on parchment lined baking sheet. Flatten with the bottom of 1-inch diameter glass (I used a shot glass and sprayed the bottom of the glass with cooking spray so the sugar sticks to the glass) dipped in sugar. Bake until light brown, 8 – 10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies.