Christmas Cutout Butter Cookies

This is just a perfect easy tasting butter cookie, and basic recipe you can use anytime of the year .I always make Palm Tree's for living in Florida, of course my NY State State of mind style and the rest of the world's style tree's

Butter Cookies

This is a basic butter cookie dough that works very well for cut outs.


These are not the traditional sugar cookies that get hard, these stay soft.


Our favorite during holiday baking season.


They even taste great unfrosted!

Christmas Cutout Butter Cookies

2 cups all-purpose flour

pinch of salt

1 cup butter, room temperature

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract



Mix all together and refrigerate overnight or for at least one hour. Roll out cut into shapes of your choice and bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 for 8 minutes or until edges are slightly browned.


Frosting:

2 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar



food coloring optional

1/4 cup of water

1/3 cup of white Crisco shortening

2 tablespoons of butter

2 tablespoons of dry powdered milk

Beat until smooth, add more water if too stiff, needs to spread easily.

Separate into bowls coordinate food coloring and flavoring in each bowl . Frost cookies let dry for about an hour.