Ingredients

The following ingredients have 34 Servings
  • 2 cups unsalted butter, (softened)
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar, (packed)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, (plus extra for flouring rolling surface)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • In a large mixing bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla.
  • Add the salt and flour then mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together.
  • Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead for 5 minutes, to form a soft dough.
  • Roll dough into 1/4 inch thickness and cut with a rectangular shaped cookie cutter. Reroll and cut out scraps of dough only once or cookies become too crumbly. Poke top of cookies with a bamboo skewer or fork in a decorative pattern.
  • Place on an ungreased baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are just beginning to become golden, 16-19 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 3 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.