Cookie Ingredients:
1/2 pound butter, softened
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon Vera Cruz Vanilla extract or flavoring
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Mix butter in a mixer until well blended, add remaining ingredients.
Knead until velvety. Roll one-half of the dough at a time to about 1/4 inch thickness using a small amount of flour.
Cut out and bake on a lightly greased pan for 12 minutes.
Vanilla Bean butter cream frosting Ingredients:
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup softened butter
2-3 teaspoons Vera Cruz Vanilla flavoring
1 Vera Cruz Vanilla Mexican Vanilla Bean
1 1/2 teaspoons milk (any type)
Food coloring if desired
Directions:
Cream together softened butter and sugar, add Vera Cruz Vanilla flavoring and milk. Slice the Vera Cruz vanilla bean lengthwise exposing the seeds. Using the back side of a a small knife scrape the seeds from the bean and add to the creamed mixture. Mix at high speed for 3-4 minutes until creamy.