Petticoat Tails
Total Time
53 min
12m prep · 41m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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These petticoat tails are quite delicious! The recipe yields very delicate and dainty cookies that can be tinted — use a few drops of red food coloring for pink cookies or a few drops of green for a minty green cookie (add mint flavoring).

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter , softened
  • 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2.5 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 0.25 teaspoons salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and salt; press and mold dough into a long smooth roll about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill 3 to 5 hours to overnight.

  2. 2

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

  3. 3

    Slice dough into 1/8- to 1/16-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets.

  4. 4

    Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.

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