Butter Cookies - Three Cookies in One Dough
6 dozen cookies (change servings and units) Ingredients
* 3 cups butter
* 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 3 teaspoons vanilla
* 3 teaspoons baking soda
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 3 teaspoons cream of tartar
* 3 large eggs
* 7 1/2 cups flour
Directions
1. Mix eggs, butter, and vanilla.
2. Add dry ingredients and stir well.
3. For Cutouts: CHILL WELL.
4. Roll out for cookie cutters.
5. For Jam Centers: Place dough on wax paper.
6. Roll into a tube form with the wax paper surrounding it well.
7. Place in refrigerator and CHILL WELL.
8. When chilled, cut off slices of the tubed dough to make a round cookie.
9. You can press a spot in the center for the jam to be placed, or just put a nut there for another alternative.
10. For Snow Balls: Before chilling, add 1 1/2 cups walnuts.
11. CHILL WELL.
12. When chilled, make small 1 inch balls out of dough and roll them in Confectioner's sugar.
13. Bake all three types at 400°F for 8-10 minutes.
14. The cookies should brown slightly.
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