Yields 4
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Total Time: 30 min
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons buttermilk
- Sprinkles or colored sugar, for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Gradually blend the ingredients from the small bowl into the mixture. Add enough of the buttermilk to moisten the dough and make it soft, not wet.
- Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- With a brush or fingers, moisten the top of each cookie with the remaining buttermilk and slightly flatten the top of each cookie.
- Sprinkle with raw sugar or colored sprinkles.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly golden.
- Let stand for 2 minutes before removing to cool on a rack.