Washboard Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup unsalted butter, softened (don’t rush this — room temp butter is half the magic

1 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract — the real stuff if you can swing it

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons milk — whole milk’s best if you have it

DIRECTIONS:

Fire up the oven: Preheat to 350°F (175°C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment. Or don’t — but trust me, parchment means easy clean-up, which means more time for cookies.

Cream the butter & sugar: In a big bowl, cream that soft butter and sugar together until it’s nice and fluffy — a few minutes with a hand mixer does the trick. Don’t skimp — this step makes your cookies light and tender instead of sad and dense.

Add that sweet note: Stir in the vanilla. I always pause here to sniff the spoon — I swear, vanilla might be my favorite smell in the world.

Mix up the dry bits: In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Slowly add it to the butter mix, pouring the milk in a bit at a time until you’ve got a soft, friendly dough …

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