Vanilla Crispies

This is my favorite holiday cookie. To make them especially festive, dip one side in holiday sprinkles before baking.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 72
• Yields: 72 small cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1  large egg
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cream of tartar
•  festive  candy sprinkles (optional)

Directions

1. Mix sugar, butter, egg and vanilla in a large bowl.
2. In another, medium-sized bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
3. Gradually add this mixture to the larger bowl, beating with a hand-held mixer.
4. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of one hour.
5. Heat the oven to 375°.
6. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
7. If you want to add sprinkles, place the balls into a shallow pan, such as a pie pan, that has a layer of sprinkles on the bottom.
8. Gently flatten the dough into the sprinkles using the bottom of a glass.
9. If you are not using sprinkles, dip the bottom of the glass in granulate sugar.
10. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
11. Bake until barely browned (these cookies are meant to be soft) or about 8 minutes.
12. Immediately remove from the cookie sheet and lay on aluminum foil.