Chicago Public School Cafeteria Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup softened butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
4 teaspoons sugar (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Mix in vanilla extract.
Mix in flour gradually.
Using a small cookie scoop, roll dough into balls and slightly flatten on ungreased cookie sheets.
Flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar if desired.
Bake until golden brown (approximately 12-15 minutes.
Makes about 2 dozen.