Betty Brown's Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. sift flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; mix, 1 cup at a time, into creamed butter mixture until dough is just mixed. form dough into 1-inch-thick disks and place on a plate; chill in refrigerator, 2 hours to overnight.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• roll disks into desired thickness on a lightly floured work surface using a floured rolling pin. arrange dough on a baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until cookies are just starting to turn golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes.