3
Sweet Vanilla Butter Cookies
A sweeter version of our classic cookie. If you cannot locate
whole vanilla beans, increase the extract to 2 tablespoons.
Makes about 110 medium-size cookies
2½
cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon
salt
½
pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cubed and
at room temperatur
e
1½
cups confectioners’ sugar
1½
tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1
vanilla bean, seeds scraped*
1 large
egg
1.
Preheat oven to 350°F
.
2.
Put the flour and salt into a small mixing bowl. Whisk to combine;
reserve.
3.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and the sugar
. Using
a Cuisinart
®
Hand or Stand Mixer fitted with the mixing beaters/
paddle, mix until light and creamy
. Add the vanilla, vanilla bean
seeds (discard pod, or save for another use) and egg; mix until
combined. Add the reserved dry ingr
edients and mix on low, until
just combined.
4.
Fit the Cuisinart
®
Electric Cookie Press with desir
ed disc, as
instructed on page 2. Load the cookie dough to the MAX fill line.
Press cookie dough out onto an ungr
eased/unlined baking pan,
about 2 inches apart.
5.
Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly
golden around the edges.
6.
Cool cookies before r
emoving from pan.
* Using a small, sharp knife, cut the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and
then scrape the seeds from inside the bean with the knife tip.
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 35 (44% from fat) • carb. 5g • pro. 0g • fat 2g • sat. fat 1g
• chol. 6mg • sod. 12mg • calc. 1mg • fiber 0g
Citrus Butter Cookies
Lemon really stands out in these cookies. They ar
e delicious
when paired with a cup of tea.
Makes about 95 medium-size cookies
3
cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon
salt
½
pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cubed and
at room temperatur
e
1½
cups confectioners’ sugar
1
tablespoon lemon zest
1
teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2
tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 large
egg
1.
Preheat oven to 350°F
.
2.
Put the flour and salt into a small mixing bowl. Whisk to combine;
reserve.
3.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter
, sugar and zest. Using
a Cuisinart
®
Hand or Stand Mixer fitted with the mixing beaters/
paddle, mix until light and creamy
. Add the vanilla, lemon juice and
egg; mix until fully combined. Add the reserved dry ingr
edients and
mix on low, until just combined.
4.
Fit the Cuisinart
®
Electric Cookie Press with desir
ed disc, as
instructed on page 2. Load the cookie dough to the MAX fill line.
Press cookie dough out onto an ungr
eased/unlined baking pan,
about 2 inches apart.
5.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly
golden around the edges.
6.
Cool cookies before r
emoving from pan.
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 39 (47% from fat) • carb. 5g • pro. 1g • fat 2g • sat. fat 1g
• chol. 7mg • sod. 13mg • calc. 2mg • fiber 0g