Senn High School Chicago Butter Cookies Recipes

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL CAFETERIA BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Mix in vanilla extract.
• Mix in flour gradually.
• Using a small cookie scoop, roll dough into balls and slightly flatten on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar if desired.
• Bake until golden brown (approximately 12-15 minutes.
• Makes about 2 dozen.

FAMOUS CHICAGO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter with mixer until light and fluffy. Add sugar and salt and beat until no longer grainy.
• Gradually add flour a little at a time, beating at low speed until dough forms. Mix in vanilla.
• Form dough into balls, one heaping tablespoon = 1 ball.
• Place balls on non-greased cookie sheet spaced widely- about 9 per sheet.
• Put 1/4 cup of sugar on saucer. Press first 3 fingers into sugar, then press down on ball to flatten to a 3 inch circle wide and 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 12-15 minutes, until faintly browned around the edges.
• Gently remove cookies from sheet with a spatula, cool completely on wire racks.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat a convection oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). See note for non-convection oven. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Mix in peanut butter until well blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a plastic scraper between additions. Add eggs 5 or 6 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down bowl, and mix for a minute. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually mix into the dough until fully incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl one more time, and be sure the bottom has mixed evenly.
• Scoop out dough using an ice cream scoop, or roll into 2 inch balls. Place cookies 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Press down lightly with a fork to make a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake for 7 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are lightly toasted. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes so they do not crumble.

SENN HIGH SCHOOL CHICAGO BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter with mixer untill light and fuffy.
• Add sugar and salt and beat until no longer grainy.
• Gradually add flour a little at a time, beating at low speed untill dough forms.
• Mix in vanilla.
• Form dough into balls, one heaping tablespoon = 1 ball.
• Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet spaced widely- about 9 per sheet.
• Put 1/4 cup of sugar on saucer. Press first 3 fingers into sugar, then press down on ball to flatten to a 3 inch circle wide and 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 12-15 minutes, until faintly browned around the egdes.
• Gently remove cookies from sheet with a spatula, cool completely on wire racks.