Homemade Vanilla Wafers (Confessions of a Foodie Bride)

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter, at room temp
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract (I used vanilla bean paste)
• 2 1/3 cup flour

Preparation

Step 1

1. Put butter, sugar and salt in the bowl of your stand mixer. Beat on medium-high 3-4 minutes, until butter is light and fluffy. Set mixer to low and add the egg yolks, vanilla, and beat until blended. Scrape down the bowl, and add flour. Beat until thoroughly mixed.
2. Divide the dough into 3 equal portions. Roll out each portion into a log 2 inches in diameter. Wrap the logs in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm (or freeze until solid).
3. Preheat an oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment/silpat. Remove the plastic wrap. Using a sharp knife and cut each unwrapped log into 1/4 inch slices. Place the cookies an inch apart on the baking sheet.
4. Bake the cookies until the edges and bottoms are golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer them to wire racks and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Yields ~45 cookies
Total time: 25 minutes

Adapted from: Williams-Sonoma