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You must use sweet butter,and do not substitute with salted butter or margarine.
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Allow butter to sit out and soften by itself.
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Do not melt on the stove or in the microwave.
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Place the softened butter into a bowl.
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Add all of the ingredients, including the tablespoon of cold tap water, to the bowl containing the butter.
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With a large wooden spoon, hand mix all of the mixture.
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Do not use a dough machine nor a food processor, as the dough will not come out the same and the cookies will not taste the same.
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When your wrist begins to ache from mixing the dough, DO NOT add water.
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To mix it properly, your wrist and fingers will get tired.
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This recipe is not easy for a person with arthritis.
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You will need to use a Mirro Cookie Press (no other brand).
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When the dough is thoroughly mixed, fill the Mirro Cookie Press and twist until the dough goes onto the UNGREASED cookie sheet.
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When the dough comes out of the cookie press onto the cookie sheet, slightly back twist and lift the cookie press.
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After making several of one shape, change the shape to make several different shapes.
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After the cookie sheet or sheets are filled, decorate the cookies with different kinds of jimmies and cookie decorations.
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Bake in pre-heated 410 degree oven, checking frequently to make certain that the cookies DO NOT BEGIN TO BROWN!
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You may open the oven door to check on the cookies as often as you desire.
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The second they begin to get the slightest bit golden, remove from oven, and with a spatula or butter knife, remove from the cookie sheet and place onto plates to cool.
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You may stack them onto the plates, as they will not stick together.
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Just wipe the cookie sheet with paper towel, and you may use the same sheet, over and over for more cookies.
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ENJOY THE BEST BUTTER COOKIES YOU HAVE EVER HAD!
