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BUTTER COOKIES from John
Makes 5 Doz. 350* degree over 12 mines.
1 lb. butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
4 cups of flour
½ tsp salt ( omit if you use sweet salted butter )
Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg, vanilla and salt. Mix in 3 cups of flour the hand mix in the last cup of flour... Ungreased cookie trays make into balls use a fork to make a design or use a cookie press, or cookie cutters decorate with sprinkles, colored sugar.
Put in over bake for 12 mins bake till bottoms are light brown.
Cool and put in airtight containers or tins