Tomorrow is the first day of school and I'm going through serious summer withdrawals. Kind of regret not doing more than binging anime, eating, and playing Pokemon Go. Back to stress and sadness :). Hah by the end of this year I bet I'll be sad that I'm leaving because 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' but for now I'm already done with school.
I got the original recipe from allrecipes.com (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/10011/butter-cookies-ii) which I have made in the past, but while making it I realized that I could make this a one bowl recipe that needs minimal measuring tools. So I hope you like my little variation to make your life easier, especially if you're like me and absolutely hate washing dishes.
My life hack which made the original recipe into a much easier one was to change the flour to 1/2 cup which means that for all the 1 cup measurements, just use the 1/2 cup. That way at the end you only have to wash the 1/2 cup and not both 1 cup and 1/3 cup. Another change I made was to add the salt in when I added the vanilla extract. The original recipe said to mix the salt and flour in a separate bowl before adding to the wet ingredients, but I didn't think that mixing a heaping pinch of salt with such a huge amount of flour would make a huge difference from just mixing the salt in first and then the flour. There was no problem in doing so. The world did not end.
Recipe
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
3 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
Directions
1. Beat together butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. Add in egg and mix.
3. Add in vanilla extract and salt. Mix again.
4. Add in the flour 1 cup at a time. Add one cup then mix. Add the second cup then mix. Then add in the 1/2 cup at the end and mix again.
5. Scrape the sides of the bowl and chill in the fridge for ~45 minutes.
6. Roll out the dough about 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes. Add sprinkles if desired.
7. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 9 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Then enjoy!
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