Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs one at a time, continuously beating.
3. Gradually add flour, beating until well incorporated
4. Place dough in cookie press with desired disk. Press dough out onto an ungreased baking sheet.
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown on the edges. Rotate baking sheet halfway through baking time.

Notes

• Yields: about 12 dozen
• Move rack to middle of oven (4.5 minutes on each side works best)
• Substitutions: (butter citrus cookies) 1 Tbsp of orange zest for the vanilla extract; or (lemon poppyseed cookies) 2 tsp lemon extract and 2 Tbsp for the vanilla extract