Vanilla Cookies

Name: Vanilla Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 5 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/4 cup water; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield about 5 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Everyone needs a simple vanilla cookie recipe. This one, made from a slice-and-bake dough that you can mix together in a single bowl, yields thin, soft and chewy cookies perfumed with brown sugar and vanilla.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Directions

Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, water and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture, and mix well.
Shape into two rolls; wrap in plastic. Chill 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 375°. Cut rolls into 1/4-in. slices; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 84 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 60mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

My grandpa, a widower, raised his three sons on his own and did all the cooking and lots of baking. I can still picture him making these tasty cookies. —Karen Baker, Dover, Ohio

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