Rainbow Center Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup butter(2 sticks) 

1 cup white sugar

1 egg

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 2/3 cup all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

7 rolls of sweet tart circles (mini kind)

Directions:

1. Preheat pven to 400°F. 

2. Combine butter and sugar in electric mixer and mix until light and fluffy.

2. Mix in egg and vanilla. Mix until fully combined. 

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and salt. 

4. Mix flour mixture into the electric mixer until everything had come together. 

5. Roll out dough to about 1/3 inch thickness and cut out shapes. Place a candy in the middle of each. 

6. Bake for abou 10 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. 

Greek Walnut Cookies

Basically just made these so I could bribe my english class with them. No shame at all. 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup toasted walnuts (1/2 cup chopped 1/4 finely ground with blender)

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter (one stick)

1/2 cup confectioners sugar

1 egg yolk

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. 

2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and walnuts in a bowl. 

3. In an electric mixer, beat together egg yolk, sugar, vanilla extract, and butter. Mix on medium with paddle attatchment until light colored. 

4. Mix the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until completely combined. The dough should be slightly crumbly and chunky. 

5. On a parchment lined baking tray, place tablespoon sized balls of dough. 

6. Bake for about 18 minutes or until golden brown. Garnish with powdered sugar.