Vanilla Butter Cookies With Colored Sugar

Ingredients                                                                                

• 1 ¼ cups unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 cup icing sugar, sifted
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla pod paste
• 1 ½ cups MAYA All-Purpose Flour
• 1/3 cup MAYA Cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon salt
  Colored sugar or sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C) and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
2. Beat the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, then beat in the vanilla bean paste or extract.
3. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, cornstarch, and salt and add them to the butter, mixing until well blended and smooth.
4. Spoon the dough into a piping bag filled with a large star tip (or into a cookie press). Pipe the cookie dough onto the prepared baking trays, leaving an inch between each cookie.
5. If you want flat cookies that spread, bake them right away. For cookies to hold their shape, chill the piped, unbaked cookies for 15 minutes before baking.
6. Before baking, sprinkle colored sugar on top of the cookies.
7. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are slightly brown. Cool the cookies on the trays before storing them in an airtight container.

Recipe Notes

• The cookies will keep for up to a week in a tightly sealed container.
• Prep time: 5-10 minutes
• Baking time: 10-15 minutes
• Yield: 2 dozens