Brown Sugar Butter Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • 8 oz unsalted butter softened
  • 6 oz brown sugar
  • 2½ cups of all purpose flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup sanding sugar
  • ½ tsp fleur de sel
  • 1 egg white, beaten
Instructions
  1. Sift dry ingredients (flour and fleur de sel) and set aside. In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix butter and granulated sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add egg and vanilla. Mix until well combined. Mix in dry ingredients just enough to form a dough ball.
  2. Halve the dough and shape each half into a log. Roll each log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight.
  3. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush each log with egg white and roll in sanding sugar. Cut into ¼ inch thick rounds and place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until edges are golden. Let cool in wire racks before serving.
Notes
The dough can be made in advance and frozen for up to one month..
Recipe by Fraiche Pantry at https://www.fraichepantry.com/2014/10/22/brown-sugar-butter-cookies/