With a rich buttery flavor that melts in your mouth and minimal ingredients needed, this butter cookie recipe is bound to become your new favorite!

– All purpose flour – White sugar – Unsalted butter – Vanilla extract

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In a large bowl, use your electric mixer to beat sugar and butter for 3-4 minutes. You'll want it to have an airy, soft texture.

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Add in vanilla extract and combine well.

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Add in your flour, ½ cup at a time. Combine with mixer each time.

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This is what your dough should look like after combining everything together.

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Use a spatula, wooden spoon or hands to form dough into a ball and then flatten into a disk.

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Wrap disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. Let cookie dough thaw out for 30 minutes before trying to roll out with a rolling pin.

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Add flour to the surface that you're going to roll the dough out on. Add a bit of flour onto rolling pin as well. Roll dough out until it is just slightly over half a centimeter thick.

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Use any cookie cutter that you like. I used a 2 inch wide, circular one.

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Place cookies onto your baking tray that has been lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar and bake for 18 minutes at 350°F.

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