Old fashioned butter cookies

Old fashioned butter cookies

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 2 c
• vanilla - 1 tsp
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• butter - 1 c
• water - 1/2 c
• eggs, well beaten - 3 item
• sifted all-purpose flour - 4 c
• dates - 1 c
• juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
• Add sugar and vanilla; continue beating until light

How to make old fashioned butter cookies:

Cream butter. Add sugar and vanilla; continue beating until light. Beat eggs and add to butter mixture; blend well. Sift flour, measure, sift with salt and add to dough using enough flour to make dough stiff. Chill 20 to 30 minutes. Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutter and bake on lightly greased cookie sheet in 400° oven for approximately 10 minutes. Cookies may be sprinkled with sugar before baking. Remove from cookie sheet to cool.Date and Raisin Filling for Butter Cookies:1/2 c. raisins1 c. dates1/2 c. water juice and grated rind of 1 lemon Finely cut raisins and dates. Add liquids and grated lemon rind. Cook until thick. Cut out butter cookies. Make depression in center of each butter cookie and fill with filling (1 small teaspoon). Bake as directed.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cookie and brownie, < 15 mins.