How to Make Butter Cookies

Butter Cookies are a classic favorite holiday cookie but they're also great all year around!

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Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter softened (226g)
3/4 cup granulated sugar 150g
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour 265g ("plain flour" in the UK)
For Chocolate (optional)
1 cup dark chocolate chips 170g
1/2 teaspoon vegetable shortening I use Crisco
Nonpareil sprinkles optional

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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Preheat oven 375F (190C)
00:25 In a large bowl (or, preferably, in the bowl of a stand mixer), combine butter and sugar and beat together with an electric mixer until creamy and well-combined.
01:18 Add egg yolk, vanilla extract, and salt and beat well. Pause to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure that all ingredients are well incorporated.
01:38 With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour until the flour is completely combined. Again you should pause to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
02:20 Fit a large piping bag with your piping tip and portion half of the cookie dough into the bag¹.
02:43 Pipe cookies into swirl shapes on an unlined, ungreased cookie sheet. Transfer to 375F (190C) preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges of cookies are just beginning to turn golden brown.
03:04 Allow cookies to cool for 10 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely.
Do not pipe cookie dough onto a hot or warm cookie sheet.
03:17 Once cookies have cooled completely, dip in chocolate (if desired).

Chocolate
Combine chocolate chips and shortening in a small bowl. Heat in the microwave in 20 second increments, stirring well in between, until chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
Dip cookies in chocolate and transfer to a wax paper lined cookie sheet. Decorate with nonpareils or other sprinkles, if desired.
Allow chocolate to harden before enjoying. You can speed up this process by placing the cookies in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.

Notes
¹I recommend portioning just half the batter at a time because it is easier to pipe the cookie dough if there is less in the bag.
Butter Cookies will keep for up to 2-3 weeks in an airtight container at room temperature.

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