All you need:
1 1/2 cups butter (softened but not melted)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups All Purpose Flour
In mixing bowl- cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla.
Add in baking soda and salt, and then gradually add in flour one cup at a time until mixed well.
Take the dough and divide into two sections. Roll into two 8 inch logs and wrap and place in the fridge for 4 hours. Then you simply slice them into 1/4 inch slices and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
If you wish to use cookie cutters, Pat out the rolls prior to putting in the fridge, and then starting at one end, roll them up into a log. Then after they get cold (about an hour), unroll the log and cut into whatever shapes you would like.
If you do not wish to slice or cut, you can simply drop the dough by rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet without refrigeration.
Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until set. Do not brown. Let cool on a wire rack or cutting board.
These cookies need no icing, but you can use a simple confectioners sugar icing or a glaze recipe posted below if you want to ice them.
Enjoy!
Icing:
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup shortening
5 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
food coloring
Glaze: (which is what I prefer)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
2 tablespoons water
10 drops food coloring
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