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Butter Cookies Recipe

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"These cookies are favorites of my nephews, who love the creamy frosting," notes Ruth Griggs of South Hill, Virginia.

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39 Servings
Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Red food coloring, optional

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Place the dough in a cookie press fitted with a heart plate; form cookies on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool on wire racks.
Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Blend in enough milk until desired spreading consistency is reached. Add food coloring to a portion or all of the frosting if desired. Frost cookies. Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 157 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 24 mg cholesterol, 99 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Butter Cookies published in Taste of Home February/March 1997, p67