Oma's Alsatian Butter Cookies

A community recipe by jme

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

My Oma was from Alsace Lorraine and these were the cookies she made every holiday season - they became a family tradition.

Ingredients

Serves: 10-12

2⅓ cups flour
¼ teaspoon salt
½ pound butter (real butter - lightly salted if you can find it, if not then 1 stick of salted and 1 stick of unsalted butter)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla

Method

Oma's Alsatian Butter Cookies is a community recipe submitted by jme and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Allow butter to come to room temperature.

Preheat oven to 375. Lightly grease cookie sheets.

Cream the butter and sugar, then add egg and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, mix flour and salt. Add to creamed mixture.

Drop teaspoonfulls of batter onto baking pans. Butter the flat bottom of a drinking glass and dip into a bowl of granulated sugar (may use decorative colored sugars here) and then press down on top of each ball of dough flattening to about 1/4 inch thickness.

Dip glass in sugar for each cookie so that each has a coating of sugar on top.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes - edges should just be golden brown when done.