Freezer Butter Cookies

Freezer cookies are so convenient--by storing logs of dough in the freezer, a batch of warm, delicious butter cookies is always just minutes away.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 56 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 0.25 cup colored candy sprinkles

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Blend flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar in a medium bowl. Combine butter, shortening, and sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in egg and vanilla. Slowly add flour mixture to the sugar blend.

Step 3

Divide dough in 1/2 and form into two 2-inch diameter logs. Shake the candy sprinkles evenly over a sheet of waxed paper. Roll the dough logs over the sprinkles, making sure the sprinkles adhere to the sides. Wrap the logs in waxed paper and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Step 4

Remove 1 dough log from the refrigerator. Unwrap and place on a flat surface. Slice dough into 1/2-inch rounds and place on prepared cookie sheets. Rewrap and return any unused dough to the refrigerator; only slice it just as you are ready to place it on a cookie sheet.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms start to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheets for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.