Spiced Butter Cookies These cinnamon- and nutmeg-spiced butter cookies are
great with coffee or tea anytime of the year. This cookie is easily shaped by
rolling the dough into balls, then flattening with a fork before baking. Prep
Time: 15 minutes
Refrigerate: 1 hour
Cook Time: 12 minutes per batch
Makes about 4 dozen or 25 (2 cookie) servings.
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup sugar
Pinch salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon McCormick? Pure Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon McCormick? Gourmet Collection? Cinnamon, Saigon
1/4 teaspoon McCormick? Gourmet Collection? Nutmeg, Ground
2 cups flour
Directions:
1. Beat butter, sugar, salt, egg, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg in large
bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually
stir in flour until well mixed. Refrigerate 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 350?F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on
ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork.
3. Bake 12 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Cool on
baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Store in an
airtight container.
