Butter Cookies

Plain Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

2/3 c Sugar

1 c Soft Butter

1 Egg

2 1/2 c Flour

1 Tsp Almond Extract

Directions:

Oven: 350°

In a large bowl cream together sugar and butter until blended.

Add extract and egg and blend completely.

Blend in flour until all ingredients have created a dough.

Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned on edges.

Variations:

1. My family for as long as we can remember would make this recipe and use it at christmas with a cookie press. With my younger cousins I would use food coloring in the dough and twist or layer it in the cookie press for some fun.

2. Orange/Lemon Butter Cookies-

Zest from 1 Orange/Lemon

Juice from 1/2 Orange

1/2 - 3/4 c Sugar

Add the zest to the butter and sugar when blending. 

Create the dough the same as always.

Scoop into small balls, lightly flatten.

Dip one side in orange juice, and then in the sugar.

Place on baking sheet and bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

3. Flavors

Instead of almond try these flavors. They totally change the cookies.

-Vanilla

-Peppermint

-??? Suggestions