Brown Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1.5 cups firmly brown sugar dark packed
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 large eggs 
• 3.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 30 servings decorator sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• hand mixer
• cookie cutter
• wax paper

Directions

1. Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add brown sugar, beating well.
2. Add egg and vanilla, beating well.
3. Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to butter mixture, beating just until blended.
4. Roll dough to 1/4" thickness between two sheets of wax paper.
5. Cut with 4" cookie cutters.
6. Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Sprinkle cookies with decorator sugar.
8. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes.
9. Let cookies cool 1 minute on cookie sheets, and carefully transfer to wire racks to cool completely.