Cookies-
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt until well combined. Set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Add egg and beat well. Beat in vanilla. Scrape down sides of bowl. On low speed or using a wooden spoon, gradually add flour mixture, beating just until blended.
Divide dough in half. Shape each portion of dough into a log 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter.*Tightly wrap each dough log in parchment paper or plastic wrap and chill for 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
*My logs were about 1/2 this in diameter and yielded more than twice the amount.
Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Working with one dough log at a time, remove parchment paper or plastic wrap. Using a sharp knife, cut log into 1/4 inch (0.5 cm) slices.
Place about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. (We were out of parchment : ( )
Bake one sheet at a time in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges start to turn lightly golden.
Immediately slide parchment paper onto a wire cooling rack. Cool cookies 5 minutes, then transfer from parchment paper to cooling rack and cool completely.
Frosting-
Ingredients:
3 cups confectioner's (powdered/icing) sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 tbsp half-and-half (10%) cream or milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
Candy Sprinkles
Directions:
In a small bowl combine all ingredients.
Using a small whisk or a fork, blend until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Spread frosting over cooled cookies.
Top with candy sprinkles.
(You can see I got lazy with a couple towards the end and just made little cookie sandwiches. teehee.)
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