Brysselkex (Brussels Cookies)

 

Brysselkex (Brussels Cookies)

Submitted by Judy Greiert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 lg. egg
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups + 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 1/4 cup red tinted sugar
  • 1/4 cup green tinted sugar

Instructions
 

  • Beat butter until creamy; add the 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup at a time. Add egg and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Mix in flour. Shape dough into 2 cylinders. Roll each in colored sugar until about 1” diameter (12” long) Wrap dough and chill 6 hours or more. Slice thin as possible and bake 6-8 minutes at 375 degrees. Do not brown.