Mather High School Butter Cookies
1 ½ cup sugar, plus extra for topping
3 ½ cup flour
2 tsp vanilla
1 lb. unsalted butter
Cream butter, add the sugar and beat.
Add flour a little at a time and then add vanilla.
The batter will be very thick.
Make about 9 big balls of cookie dough per ungreased cookie sheet (total 4 cookie sheets)
Place extra sugar on a plate for topping.
Press palm of hand on plate of sugar and then press down to flatten each ball of dough with fingers.
Spread them to form ridges.
Each cookie should flatten to approximately 3 inches in diameter and ¼ inch thick.
Bake 5 minutes or until lightly browned in 350 oven.