Petticoat Tails recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

45.4 calories
carbohydrate: 5.1 g
cholesterol: 6.8 mg
fat: 2.6 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 0.5 g
saturatedFat: 1.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 26.3 mg
sugar: 1.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cream together the butter, confectioner's sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour and salt. Press and mold dough into a long smooth roll about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for several hours or overnight.

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

  3. Slice chilled roll into 1/8 to 1/16 inch thick slices. Place on ungreased baking sheets and bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Recipe Yield

6 dozen

Recipe Note

Quite delicious! Very delicate and dainty. Petticoat Tails 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).

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