Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted (toppings)
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, melted (toppings)
- colored sprinkles (toppings)
- crushed peppermints (toppings)
- mini chocolate chips (toppings)
- pecans or other nuts (toppings)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, using a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until combined.
- Mix in the vanilla, flour and salt on low until the mixture turns from powder and it starts to come together as a dough.
- On a floured surface form the dough into 2 logs and wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- To make the cookies work with small batches of the dough and roll it out to 1/2 inch thick and use cookie cutters to make the cookie shapes.
- Bake cookies on the prepared baking sheet for 15-17 minutes, making sure to remove them as soon as the bottoms start to brown.
- Remove the cookies and let cool on a cooling rack.
- Once cool you can dip the cookies into the melted chocolate and top with any additional toppings as you like.
- Let cookies cool completely on a cooling rack until the chocolate is set.