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Swedish Butter Cookies Recipe


Swedish Butter Cookies Recipe Recipediva / All my dishes
2 years, 2 months ago
I have been making these forever. It has been handed down from generation to generation. These are a great buttery cookie. They are delicious. They even get better as they age. Enjoy. These are fast to make and bake.
Prep:20m Cook:4m Servings:12

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Ingredients
  • 4 cups sifted flour
  • 2 cups softened sweet butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg well beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
  1. Measure and sift flour, again, measure and sift again.
  2. Set this aside.
  3. Cream butter with mixer really well, add sugar SLOWLY & keep creaming until light and fluffy.
  4. Add egg and beat well.
  5. Add sifted flour small amount at a time. Mixing well after each addition.
  6. Add vanilla
  7. Divide dough into 2 batches.
  8. Shape each batch into a long roll about 12 inches & 1 ½ in diameter.
  9. Chill overnight.
  10. Before baking take the rolls out 20 minutes before baking.
  11. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  12. On un-greased cookie sheet or sheet lined with parchment paper (which I use)
  13. Slice cookies very thin 1/4" thin or less, if you cut this thicker it is more like shortbread, both ways are wonderful. I prefer thin.
  14. Bake these on 400 degrees for ONLY 4-5 minutes tops!
  15. These are not to brown.
  16. They may brown a bit on edges that is ok, don’t let all the cookie brown. I watch them very carefully so they don't brown at all. But if edges

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cardinal54 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Great butter cookie post. gets my 5 forks, Lucy


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