Senn High School Chicago Butter Cookies

red and white kitchen's Note:

This is the actual recipe used in the Chicago public schools, my Mom was the manager in the cafeteria for many years. This recipe was also published in a Chicago newspaper as one of the favorites. The cookie has a wonderful butter flavor and very delicate texture. Have one with a little carton of milk and you will feel young again. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 42 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 cookies

• 2 cups unsalted butter , at room temperature
• 1 ½ cups sugar , plus extra for topping the cookies
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Cream butter with mixer untill light and fuffy.
2. Add sugar and salt and beat until no longer grainy.
3. Gradually add flour a little at a time, beating at low speed untill dough forms.
4. Mix in vanilla.
5. Form dough into balls, one heaping tablespoon = 1 ball.
6. Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet spaced widely- about 9 per sheet.
7. Put 1/4 cup of sugar on saucer. Press first 3 fingers into sugar, then press down on ball to flatten to a 3 inch circle wide and 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
8. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 12-15 minutes, until faintly browned around the egdes.
9. Gently remove cookies from sheet with a spatula, cool completely on wire racks.

Reviews

[JennyLoves...]

OMG!!! Thank you so very much! I was a child of the CPS! I ate one of these at least once a week from Kindergarten thru High School. I've had the recipe before and lost it 10 or so years ago. I'm so happy I found it again! I've inhaled 4 already and my inner demons are fighting with one another wether or not to have more! Thank you again!

[Chef #634530]

This makes big 4-inch cookies that seem to large until you start to eat it. They are the perfect butter cookie. Had a little dough left so I made mini cookies [2"] with my tiny cookie drop and pressed down with my thumb. I froze some and they can be eaten right out of the freezer. Yummy cookies !

[tataof2_10339169]

This cookie was amazing! It took me back to my freshman year when i first had these cookies. I used a good european butter and instead of 3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour(i was short 1/2 a cup) i used 3 cups of AP flour and subsituted 2 tbls. of cake flour and 2 tbls. bread flour for he 1/2cup of flour. I dont know if thats what made these cookies amazing but they were buttery, slighlty sweet, tender and crunchy. You will be pleasantly suprised by this recipe. Best butter cookie i have ever had.