Old Fashioned Butter Cookies

DIRECTIONS

• Combine butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, 4 minutes.
• Stir together flour and salt in a small bowl.
• Add to butter mixture and beat on low speed until combined.
• To shape cookies: For cookie press, spoon dough into press.
• Form desired shapes on ungreased cookie sheets.
• For slice and bake cookies, refrigerate dough, wrapped, 45 minute.
• Divide dough in half.
• Shape each half on wax paper into 6" long logs; wrap.
• Chill in refrigerator 1 hour or in freezer 30 minutes.
• Slice cookies 1/8" thick; place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 400° for 7-9 minutes, depending on shape or until set and lightly browned around edges; tops should not brown.
• Let stand on sheet 1 minute.
• Transfer with metal spatula to wire rack to cool.