My Favorite Butter Cookies! Perfect for Cookie Boxes!!!

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Ingredients
For the Cookies:

12 oz (340g) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs at room temperature
3 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Toppings/Fillings:

semi sweet chocolate, melted
white chocolate, melted
pitted maraschino cherries
sprinkles
sliced almonds
apricot or raspberry jam
sweetened coconut
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 °F, 180 °C.

Line 3 baking trays with parchment paper.

In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together.

In the bowl of a tabletop mixer that has been fitted with the paddle attachment combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat together on high speed until fluffy. 3-5 minutes.

Add the eggs and beat until incorporated. Add the flour mixture in a few batches and beat on low speed until incorporated.

Fill a pastry bag that has been fitted with an open star decorating tip halfway with the cookie batter.

Pipe swirls or stars of batter on the prepared baking pans. Leave some room between each cookie as they will rise. (see video)

Drain the Maraschino cherries and place a cherry in the center of each cookie.

Bake the cookies for 15 minutes or until slightly golden around the edges.

Allow the cookies to cool completely.

Dip the cookies 1/3 of the way in chocolate and then in sprinkles, almonds, or shredded coconut. The cookies can also be filled with chocolate or jam and sandwiched together.

Set them aside to set. Alternatively place the trays in the freezer for 15 minutes so that the chocolate can harden.

Serve with coffee. Kali Orexi!

Notes
The prepared cookies can be stored in airtight containers in teh freezer up to a month. They can also be stored at room temperature for a week or two.


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