Butter Cookies by bettina

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Butter Cookies
Submitted by bettina on January 26, 2006 at 2:41 pm

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Butter Cookies

SUMMARY
Yield 0 File under Cookies Brownies Bars

INSTRUCTIONS
This is something I'd picked up on the remaindered table, at B&N, a couple of years back, and forgot I had! Subtitled *Over 300 Step-By-Step Recipes For Home Baking*, and appears to have been published, originally, as *The Ultimate Cookie Book*.

These are just very simple *icebox* cookies, but the butter flavor really shines through, very richly flavored, and they're NOT overwhelmingly sweet, which I don't care for. Be careful not to cut them TOO thickly, I did about 1/2 inch, as they will not bake, in the time noted, and they really are rather intense...two of 'em, was MY limit!

Enjoy!

From the recipe preface...:

These crunchy, buttery cookies make a delicious afternoon treat served with a cup of tea or a glass of milk. The dough can be made in advance and chilled until you are ready to make the cookies.

Makes 25-30

6 ounces / 3/4 cup sweet butter at room temperature, diced

3 1/2 ounces/ 1/2 cup golden superfine sugar

9 ounces/ 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

raw sugar, for coating

1. Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Add the flour and, using your hands, gradually work it in until the mixture forms a smooth dough. Roll into a sausage shape about 12 inches long, then pat the sides flat to form either a square or triangular log.

2. Sprinkle a thick layer of raw sugar on a piece of waxed paper. Press each side of the dough into the sugar to coat. Wrap and chill for about 30 minutes, until firm. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325F/Gas 3.

3. When ready to bake, remove the dough from the refrigerator and unwrap. Cut into thick slices and place slightly apart on non-stick baking sheets. Bake for 20 minutes, until just beginning to turn brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Variations:

To flavor the cookies, add ground cinnamon, grated lemon or orange rind, or vanilla or almond extract to the butter mixture, or add whole candied cherries, chocolate chips, chopped nuts or dried fruit, such as chopped apricots, to the dough.

As an alternative, coat the outside in granulated sugar or chopped toasted nuts.

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