Vanilla Bites
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Candy
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 24
 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter -- softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract -- OR almond extract
2 teaspoons water
2 cups all purpose flour
--Garnish--
1 tablespoon confectioners sugar -- OR vanilla sugar
 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350F. Beat together butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and water. Beat in flour until smooth. On a floured surface, using a floured rolling pin, roll dough to a 1/2 inch thickness. Using a 1 inch round cookie cutter, cut out cookies. Gather trimmings, re-roll, and cut out more cookies. Place cookies, 1 inch apart, on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until set and golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Baking Tips: If using almond extract, sprinkle cookies with finely ground almonds before baking. If you don't have a 1 inch cookie cutter, you can use a napkin ring instea