- Level
- very easy
- Prep Time
- 5 mins
- Total Time
- 20 mins
- Serves
- 60
Ingredients
- 1 cup
- unsalted butter, room temperature
- 250 mL
- 1 cup
- sugar
- 250 mL
- 1 tbsp
- vanilla extract
- 15 mL
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1 mL
- 1
- egg, room temperature
- 0
- 2 ½ cups
- all purpose flour
- 625 mL
Method
Step 1
Using an electric mixer (stand or hand-held), cream together butter, sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth, about 3 min. Scrape down sides of bowl, add egg and mix well. Scrape down sides of bowl again, slowly add flour and mix until a soft dough forms. Dust hands with flour and, in bowl, knead dough by hand until smooth.
Step 2
Refrigerate, about 20 min. Dust a piece of parchment paper with flour, place dough in centre, dust top of dough with flour and cover with another sheet of parchment paper. Roll dough to about a 1/4-in. (5 mm) thickness. Remove top sheet of parchment (use it to line your baking sheet).
Step 3
Cut into 1 x 2-in. (2.5 x 5 cm) bars or use cookie cutters to cut into other fun shapes, then place on prepared cookie sheet, spaced about 1 in. (2.5 cm) apart.
Step 4
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and bake on middle rack until set, 10 to 12 min. Let cool completely before decorating.
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