Butter Riches Recipes

BUTTER RICH SPRITZ BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Sift together the flour and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg yolks, almond extract and vanilla extract. Gradually blend in the sifted ingredients. Fill a cookie press with dough and shoot cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. If you like, decorate with sugar or sprinkles at this time.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven.

GWEN'S BUTTER RICH DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Soften yeast in warm water.
• In large mixing bowl combine sugar, butter, salt and milk.
• Cool to luke warm.
• Stir in eggs and yeast.
• Gradually add flour to form a stiff dough, beating well after each addition.
• Knead methold: Knead on floured surface until smooth and satiny (about 5 minutes).
• Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Work done, cover, let rise again until about double, put into rolls and let rise again for another hour.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

BUTTER RICHES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter. Gradually add brown sugar, creaming until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; blend well at low speed. Gradually blend in flour at low speed until a stiff dough forms. Chill dough for easier handling if desired. Shape dough into balls about the size of marbles. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten each to the size of a half-dollar with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-9 minutes until golden brown. Cool. Frost with Browned Butter Frosting. Garnish with slivered almonds. To make Browned Butter Frosting: In medium saucepan, brown 1/4 cup butter. Remove from heat; blend in powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and enough milk until thick enough to spread.

BUTTER RICHES COOKIES

Steps:

• Cookies:.
• Cream butter and brown sugar. Add the egg yolk to mixture and beat well. Blend in the flour to form a stiff dough. Roll into marble sized balls on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-9 minutes until golden brown.
• Icing:.
• Melt and brown the butter in a saucepan. Blend int he powdered sugar. Add vanilla and cream and beat until smooth.

ALL-BUTTER PASTRY DOUGH

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl, then blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) just until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Drizzle evenly with 9 tablespoons ice water and gently stir with a fork (or pulse in food processor) until incorporated.
• Squeeze a small handful: If it doesn't hold together, add more ice water 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring (or pulsing) until just incorporated, then test again. (Do not overwork mixture, or pastry will be tough.)
• Turn out mixture onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 8 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather dough together with scraper and press into a ball, then flatten into a 6-inch disk. Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.