Rich Roll Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (if using unsalted butter)

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter and sugar. beat in egg and extract. combine and add flour and salt.
• 2 wrap dough well and chill or freeze until you are able to handle it easily. can also make day ahead and place in fridge wrapped in plastic wrap.
• 3 to bake: preheat oven to 350. roll out and cut with cookie cutters. place on either a greased cookie sheet or one lined with a silpat liner or parchment paper. bake 8-10 minutes for thin cookies or 15 minutes+ for thick cookies or cookies on a stick. when they are lightly browned, they are ready. cool on pan for 1-2 minutes, transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before decorating. use your favorite icing recipe.