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Vanilla Thins

3.8

(5)

Cooks' note:

·Cookies can be made 3 days ahead and kept, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container, at room temperature.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 1/2 hours

  • Yield

    Makes about 30 cookies

Ingredients

1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

    Step 2

    Beat butter, sugar, and salt with an electric mixer at moderately high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and mix at low speed until just combined. Add flour and mix until just combined.

    Step 3

    Drop level teaspoons of batter about 3 inches apart on buttered baking sheets. Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until just golden around edges, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on baking sheet on a rack 1 minute, then transfer with a metal spatula to rack to cool completely.

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