Meltaway Cookies

Name: Meltaway Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 7 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup cornstarch

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min.

Yield 7 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

A delightful treat that truly lives up to its name, these meltaway cookies have a light and airy texture that does what the name suggests: melts in your mouth.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cornstarch

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour and cornstarch; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Drop by 1/2 teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

4 each: 125 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 89mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

You'll need just five everyday ingredients to stir up a batch of these bite-size cookies from Ruth Whittaker of Wayne, Pennsylvania. Although they don't cost much—a mere 4¢ they're rich and melt-in-your-mouth good.

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