The Mother Of All Butter Cookies

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. 2

   Combine flour, cornstarch, sugar and salt in a food processor, and pulse once or twice.

3. 3

   Add butter, and pulse 10 or 20 times, until butter and flour are well combined.

4. 4

   Add vanilla and egg and pulse 3 or 4 times.

5. 5

   Add about half the milk and pulse 2 or 3 times.

6. 6

   Add the remaining milk a little at a time, pulsing once or twice after each addition, until the dough holds together in a sticky mass.

7. 7

   Remove the dough from the machine to one or more bowls.

8. 8

   Make cookies as described in Step 3, or make any of the variations below.

9. 9

   To make cookies, drop rounded teaspoons of dough (you can make the cookies larger or smaller, if you like) onto a nonstick baking sheet, a sheet lined with parchment paper or a lightly buttered sheet.

10. 10

    If you want flat cookies, press the balls down a bit with your fingers or the back of a spatula or wooden spoon.

11. 11

    Bake 11 minutes, or until the cookies are done as you like them.

12. 12

    Cool on a rack, then store, if necessary, in a covered container.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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