In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt. In a medium bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter and sugar until light. It had to be buttery, a little crumbly (like shortbread), and not too sweet.

Ingredients of Butter Cookies

  1. Prepare 227 grams of unsalted butter.
  2. Prepare 3/4 cup of caster sugar.
  3. It's 1/4 tsp of salt.
  4. It's 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
  5. Prepare 1 large of egg yolk.
  6. You need 2 cup of all purpose flour.

Butter Cookies step by step

  1. Beat the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla together until smooth and creamy.
  2. Mix in the egg yoke until well incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl at least once.
  3. Scrap onto a lightly floured board and knead a few times, just until the dough smooths out.
  4. Add the flour and mix just until incorporated.
  5. Turn onto a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a log, wrap up and refrigerate for several hours or freeze.
  6. Before baking, preheat the oven to 163 c.
  7. Line your baking sheets with parchment.
  8. Slice the dough into slices about 1/8" thick and place them on the sheets about an inch apart.
  9. Bake until just beginning to turn golden around the edges, about 16-18 minutes.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, So, so, so good. I made the ice box version because it's so quick. Used colored sugar to make them pretty. I really need to find an easy to use cookie press because I'd love to make the spritz version.

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