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Butter Cookies with Three Variations

List of Ingredients




Butter Cookies with Three Variations
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Blend in vanilla extract. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Quantity: Makes 36 cookies.



Variations:

Chocolate Chocolate Mint Cookies:
In Step 1, add 1 teaspoon mint extract with vanilla. Add 1/2 cup cocoa with flour and salt. Cream mixture and stir in 2/3 cup chocolate chips. Continue with Step 2.

Lemon Cookies:
In Step 1, substitute 2 teaspoons lemon extract for vanilla. Add 2 teaspoons ground ginger with flour and salt. Cream mixture. In Step 2, roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten cookie dough with bottom of a glass into 2-inch circles. Bake 10-12 minutes Sprinkle baked cookies with powdered sugar.

Cranberry Almond Cookies:
In Step 1, substitute 1 teaspoon almond extract for vanilla. Stir 1/2 cup dried cranberries and 1/2 cup chopped toasted almonds to creamed flour mixture. Continue with Step 2.



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