Butter Riches by Helen Bauer
1. Cream2. Add to the mix
- 3/4 cup butter gradually adding
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar and
- 1 tbs. regular white sugar
3. Blend in
- 1 unbeaten egg yolk
- 1 tsp. vanilla and beat well
4. Shape into balls about the size of a marble, place on greased or non-stick cookie sheet
- 1 3/4 - 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour to form a stiff dough
5. Flatten to the size of a .50cent piece with the bottom of a sugared glass
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 -9 minutes until the edges are light brown. Cool and frost.
Optional: garnish with slivered almonds
Frosting:
1. Brown 1/4 cup butter
2. Blend in 2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar and i tsp vanilla.
3. Gradually add 3 - 4 tbs cream (you can use milk, but why skimp now?) until it becomes spreading consistency
I doubled the batch and made a ton. I also ended up using more than a few tbs of heavy whipping cream to make the frosting but it is sooo good and creamy.
Now, since presentation is everything and we don't have any holiday tins or red plastic wrap and ribbon I decided to do the next best thing. Make a box.
I put an empty sandwich bag inside the boxes, filled with cookies, closed the bag, tucked it in and sealed it all up with the sticker. I'll be including a copy of the recipe with the boxes because you can't have just one, umm ... box.