Courtesy of Essential Chocolate
Yields 24 Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened – consider using European butter with more butterfat
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg – room temp
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract – use pure extract not imitation
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt – use good salt consider Fleur de Sel from France
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Cream together butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
Roll out chilled dough on floured surface to about 1/8-inch thick and cut into desired shapes. Place on un-greased baking sheets and bake for 6 to 7 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool on the sheets about 1 minute before moving to racks. Decorate as desired.
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