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White House Cookies

Make White House Cookies at home with Sugar, Butter At Room Temperature, Vanilla Extract, and Cake Flour. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 6 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Cream together sugar and butter in an electric mixer.

2. 2

   When fluffy, add vanilla and lemon rind.

3. 3

   Blend well.

4. 4

   Add eggs, one at a time; mix well.

5. 5

   Remove from mixer.

6. 6

   Add cake flour; blend with a heavy mixing spoon.

7. 7

   Chill dough in refrigerator 1 hour or overnight.

8. 8

   Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness and cut out with cookie cutters.

9. 9

   Bake in preheated 375-degree oven until brown, about 7-8 minutes.