German Butter Cookies (Butterplatzchen)
Source of Recipe
Kathy
German Butter Cookies (Butterplatzchen)
I got this recipe from my pen-pal in Germany. It is a very good cookie;
great for Christmas.
Ingredients:
1 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
3 eggs at room temperature
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
4 c. all-purpose flour
Directions:
Beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer or
mix with spoon. Set aside about 2 T. of the flour to dust surface for roller
and rolling pin. Add flour, little by little, stirring well after each
addition until all flour has been added and dough is smooth.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough into thirds. Place one third on a
clean flat surface that has been lightly dusted with flour. Dust rolling pin
with flour and roll out dough into 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough into a
variety of shapes with a small cookie cutter. Make sure the cookie cutter
has been dipped in flour. Repeat with the other two sections of dough. After
cutting cookies from all the balls, put all the left-over dough together and
make more cookies from that dough. Carefully place cookie shapes on
ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just
begin to brown. Cool cookies on a wire rack and either freeze or place
cookies in a container with a loose lid. ENJOY.
Submitted by: Kathy
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