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Butter 05

A home-style Butter 05 made with Butter, Powdered Sugar, Vanilla, Flour, and Baking Soda. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 1 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 2 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Cream butter. Add sugar. Beat until light. Add egg and vanilla.

2. 2

   Beat until fluffy. Add dry ingredients. Stir just until mixed.

3. 3

   Refrigerate. Roll, cut and bake for 6 minutes at 350. (ungreased cookie sheet) Cool, frost and decorate.

4. 4

   Variations: Spread unbaked shapes with egg white and decorate with sprinkles-then bake.

5. 5

   Add 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans here in Texas).

6. 6

   Roll in 1" balls.

7. 7

   Bake, cool and toss in a paper lunch sack with confectioner's sugar to coat.

8. 8

   Roll dough in 1" balls. Bake, cool and toss in paper bag with sugar/cinnamon mixture to coat.

9. 9

   Add 1 cup of candied fruits to dough. Roll in 1" balls. Bake and cool.