Bachelor Buttons Cookies

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Recipe featured on the daily meal -- all things food and drink ---------- in 1820, missouri enacted legislation to tax bachelors between 21 and 50 years of age $1 per year for being unmarried. Bake these cookies that look like buttons -- or are they flowers? either way, they’re easy, and cute enough to serve at a party.

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Steps

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place a rack in the center.

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Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

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In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment , or in a large mixing bowl , using a handheld electric mixer , beat the butter , salt , and powdered sugar on medium speed until creamy.

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Reduce the mixer speed slightly and beat in the egg and vanilla.

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By hand or using the lowest speed of the mixer , stir in the flour.

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Shape the dough into -inch balls and arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.

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Use your finger to make an indentation in the center of each dough ball , then fill with preserves.

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Bake 1 sheet at a time for 10-12 minutes , or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges.

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Let cool on the baking sheets for about 3 minutes , then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Ingredients

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butter, salt, powdered sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, fruit preserves