Vienna Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon dry yeast (scant)
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside. in a large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. gradually add flour. add yeast mixture and blend well. refrigerate dough until well chilled.
• 2 spread sugar out on a large piece of waxed paper. roll walnut-sized balls of dough into the sugar, pressing flat until dough is thin, about the size of a doughnut. keep flipping dough and pressing into sugar during this stage.
• 3 place on ungreased baking sheets. bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until very lightly browned around the edges. cool on racks.