Recipes For Christmas Butter Cookies

Lightly flour a pastry cloth and rolling pin.

Recipes for christmas butter cookies. Wrap dough and chill for at least 2 hours. Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition. To my dismay i didn t have access to a mixer so i attempted to make them entirely by hand.

From creaming the butter to mixing in the flour it was definitely work. Add in the egg then the vanilla until well incorporated before adding in the flour and salt until just combined. Blend in flour and salt.

4 portions 1 1 2 cups each. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Roll dough to about inch thickness.

Mix in the egg yolk until well incorporated scraping down the sides of the bowl at least once. How to make easy christmas butter cookies. Mix and shape for each variety as follows.

In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough into four 1 1 2 cup portions.

I like to leave it out at room temperature or you can cut it into small pieces and microwave it for 5 seconds at a time. Beat the butter sugar salt and vanilla together until smooth and creamy. Be careful not to melt it.