Butter Button Cookies 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons softened butter 1/4 cup sugar 2 cups flour Preheat

oven to 350 Crea! together 3/4 cup of the butter and the sugar "raduall# $ork in the flour %dd the rest of the butter and !i& until co!bined 'oll the dough into balls and line the! up on a baking sheet (latten the! slightl# $ith #our hands and then press the! do$n a little $ith the top of a bottle Poke four holes $ith the end of a paintbrush Bake for about 1) !inutes or *ust until the edges begin to bro$n +hen the cookies have cooled, #ou can dip the botto! in !elted chocolate, !elted frosting -like fro! a can., or bro$ned butter gla/e -recipe follo$s. 0hen roll it in so!e sprinkles and let harden on so!e parch!ent paper 1anilla 2one# 3ugar Cookies 4akes about 20 2 sticks butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup hone# 2 vanilla beans 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 egg #olk 3 cups flour 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking po$der Beat the sugar and butter on high for ) !inutes or until ver# fluff# 3crape the beans fro! the vanilla bean pods Beat in the hone#, egg, #olk, and vanilla beans and e&tract until $ell co!bined 4i& together the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking po$der and !i& into the rest until $ell co!bined 5ough can be refrigerated at this point for probabl# about a $eek, but it6s not necessar# 'oll out the dough on a clean surface that is thoroughl# dusted in po$dered sugar 5o not use flour Cut into shapes and place on baking sheets covered in parch!ent paper (ree/e the sheets of unbaked cookies for about ) !inutes or until solid Bake at 350 for 7811 !inutes or until desired doneness is reached Cool on $ire rack 1anilla 2one# Buttercrea!

1/4 cup hone# 1/2 cup half and half 1 teaspoon vanilla e&tract 1 vanilla bean 4 cups po$dered sugar 1 lb cold butter 3crape the beans fro! the vanilla bean pod $ith a knife Beat the hone# and vanillas until co!bined Beat in half of the po$dered sugar, then the half and half %dd the rest of the po$dered sugar and beat until $ell co!bined Cut the cold butter into s!all cubes %dd one stick of chopped butter at a ti!e !i&ing on high speed $ith the $hisk attach!ent on #our stand !i&er 5on6t add the ne&t stick of butter until the last one is thoroughl# dissolved Beat on high speed for 5810 !inutes or until the frosting is s!ooth and fluff# 5on6t get $orried if it looks $eird at first, *ust keep beating until it looks right Christmas Tree Cookies -adapted fro! 3$eetopia.9 :ields 3 do/en cookies INGREDIENTS: 1 cup -2 sticks. unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla e&tract 2 large eggs 2 1/2 cups all8purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt For the buttercream9

1 cup -2 sticks. unsalted butter, softened 3 3/4 cups confectioners; sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla e&tract 1/3 cup !ilk DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees ( <ine a baking sheet $ith parch!ent paper or a silicone baking !at= set aside

>n the bo$l of an electric !i&er fitted $ith the paddle attach!ent, beat butter and sugar on !ediu!8high until light and fluff#, about 283 !inutes Beat in vanilla until $ell co!bined Beat in eggs, one at a ti!e, until $ell co!bined "raduall# add flour and salt to sugar !i&ture at lo$ speed, beating *ust until incorporated 'oll the dough out bet$een parch!ent paper Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour ?sing a Christ!as tree cookie cutter, cut out cookie shapes and place onto prepared baking sheet Place into oven and bake until edges are golden bro$n, about 7812 !inutes depending on thickness of cookies 'e!ove fro! oven and cool on a $ire rack >n the bo$l of an electric !i&er fitted $ith the paddle attach!ent, beat butter on !ediu! speed until s!ooth, about 3 !inutes +ith the !i&er on lo$ speed, graduall# add po$dered sugar, beating *ust until incorporated %dd vanilla and !ilk >ncrease speed to !ediu! high and beat until frosting is light and full#, about 182 !inutes ?sing a @17 star tip, pipe a line of shells until the entire cookie is covered