Cooks' note:
·Cookies can be made 3 days ahead and kept, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container, at room temperature.
Recipe information
Total Time
1 1/2 hours
Yield
Makes about 30 cookies
Ingredients
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Beat butter, sugar, and salt with an electric mixer at moderately high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and mix at low speed until just combined. Add flour and mix until just combined.
Step 3
Drop level teaspoons of batter about 3 inches apart on buttered baking sheets. Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until just golden around edges, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool on baking sheet on a rack 1 minute, then transfer with a metal spatula to rack to cool completely.
