Butter Cookies
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- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 egg
- a pinch of salt
- 1 cup light brown sugar
Preparation In a medium-sized bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, beat egg, sugar, and vanilla; then add butter to egg and sugar mixture and beat until light and fluffy. Add to dry ingredients and mix until blended. At this point you may also add 1/2 cup of coarsely chopped walnuts. Divide cookie dough into two parts and roll in wax paper. Freeze overnight, or at least 4 hours. With a serrated knife, carefully cut frozen dough into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Bake on cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes about 2 dozen cookies. Per serving: 500.0 calories, 110.0 calories from fat, 13.0g total fat, 1.5g saturated fat, 0.0mg cholesterol, 460.0mg sodium, 114.0g total carbs, 21.0g dietary fiber, 92.0g sugars, 5.0g protein Nutritional analysis provided by TasteBook, using the USDA Nutrition Database From Cherries in Winter: My Family's Recipe for Hope in Hard Times by Suzan Colón. Copyright © 2009 by Suzan Colón. Published by Doubleday. All Rights Reserved. Suzan Colón is a contributing writer and editor for O, The Oprah Magazine. Her articles have appeared in Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Details, and other magazines. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Nathan.
Preparation In a medium-sized bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, beat egg, sugar, and vanilla; then add butter to egg and sugar mixture and beat until light and fluffy. Add to dry ingredients and mix until blended. At this point you may also add 1/2 cup of coarsely chopped walnuts. Divide cookie dough into two parts and roll in wax paper. Freeze overnight, or at least 4 hours. With a serrated knife, carefully cut frozen dough into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Bake on cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes about 2 dozen cookies. Per serving: 500.0 calories, 110.0 calories from fat, 13.0g total fat, 1.5g saturated fat, 0.0mg cholesterol, 460.0mg sodium, 114.0g total carbs, 21.0g dietary fiber, 92.0g sugars, 5.0g protein Nutritional analysis provided by TasteBook, using the USDA Nutrition Database From Cherries in Winter: My Family's Recipe for Hope in Hard Times by Suzan Colón. Copyright © 2009 by Suzan Colón. Published by Doubleday. All Rights Reserved. Suzan Colón is a contributing writer and editor for O, The Oprah Magazine. Her articles have appeared in Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Details, and other magazines. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Nathan.
