French Butter Cookies
Everything a butter cookie should be and cute as a button. Before baking, four holes are made in these cookies so they look like big buttons. Unlike most other recipes this one uses brown sugar and a fancy edge made of turbinado sugar. They melt in your mouth.
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READY IN: 2hrs 45mins
YIELD: 60 cookies
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1
- 2⁄3cup packed light brown sugar
- 1large egg
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1⁄2cups sifted flour
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2
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DIRECTIONS
- Cream butter and brown sugar with electric mixer equipped with paddle attachment, if you have one.
- Beat on high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Add flour and salt and mix on low speed until incorporated.
- Roll dough into three 1 1/2" logs, wrap in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350° and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll logs in turbinado or granulated sugar, making sure to coat them evenly.
- Slice logs into 1/4" thick cookies and place on cookie sheet 1" apart.
- Use a skewer or toothpick to make four decorative holes in each cookie, making the cookie appear to be a button.
- Bake 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on wire rack.
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