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Vanilla Butter Rollouts

Name: Vanilla Butter Rollouts
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon salt; FROSTING:; 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon clear or regular vanilla extract; 3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk; Paste food coloring, optional; Assorted decorations, optional

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13 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Colleen Sickman, Charles City, Iowa

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on May 27, 2022

Even cooks who normally shy away from cut out cookies can make these with confidence. The dough is so easy to work with after a mere 30 minutes of chilling. —Colleen Sickman, Charles City, Iowa

Editor's Note: For our Santa's belt cookies, we decorated 2-3/4-in. square cookies using a #18 star tip for the furry trim, black Sixlets for buttons, a #45 basketweave tip for the belt and gold nonpareils for the belt buckle.

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Vanilla Butter Rollouts

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Yield:about 3 dozen

Prep:25 min

Cook:10 min

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs, room temperature
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
frosting:

6 tablespoons butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon clear or regular vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
Paste food coloring, optional
Assorted decorations, optional

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Directions

1
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla and eggs, 1 at a time. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; cover. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll.

2
Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2- to 3-in. cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
3
Bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
4
For frosting, beat together butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach desired consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring. Spread or pipe onto cookies; decorate as desired.