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Iced Butter Cookies
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Iced Butter Cookies
Cookies...
4 sticks butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
4 cups flour
Icing...
1 stick butter
1 box powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
milk (as needed)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix butter and sugar. Add egg. Mix in flour. Roll dough to about 1/4" thick, and use cookie cutter about 1-1/2" in size. Cook each batch at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cookies cool slightly before icing.
To make the icing, cream butter, add sugar and mix. Add milk as needed in small amounts until icing is spreadable. Add vanilla, and ice the cookies.
