Butter Cookies

By scratch cook

Ingredients

• 8 ounces unsalted butter
• 3 ⁄4cup granulated sugar
• 1 ⁄4teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Preparation

Step 1

Beat the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla together until smooth and creamy.
Mix in the egg yolk until well incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl at least once.
Add the flour and mix just until incorporated.
Scrape onto a lightly floured board and knead a few times, just until the dough smooths out.
Turn onto a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a log, wrap up and refrigerate for several hours or freeze.
Before baking, preheat the oven to 325°F.
Line your baking sheets with parchment.
Slice the dough into slices about 1/8" or roll the dough out and cut shapes.and place them on the sheets about an inch apart (they won't be spreading very much, but they need air room around each cookie).You
Bake until JUST beginning to turn golden around the edges, about 16-18 minutes.