Bereavement Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. In a medium-sized bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Mix in the egg.
3. Mix in the vanilla, salt, and flour until well-combined.
4. Cover and chill the dough for about four hours.
5. Preheat oven to 350 F.
6. Roll out the cold dough on a lightly floured counter to about 1/4" thick (no need to break out your ruler) and cut with cookie cutters or the rim of a glass.
7. Transfer cookies to cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
8. Bake 8-10 minutes or until the edges just start to brown.
9. Cool and eat!