How to Make Vanilla Wafers

How to Make Vanilla Wafers

2/3 cup butter

¼ cup milk

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 egg

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Cream the butter, add sugar, egg well beaten, milk, and vanilla. Mix and sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture. Chill thoroughly. Toss one-fourth of mixture on a floured board and roll as thinly as possible; shape with a small round cutter, first dipped in flour. Place near together on a buttered sheet and bake in a moderate oven. Gather up the trimmings and roll with another portion of dough. During rolling, the bowl containing mixture should be kept in a cool place, or it will be necessary to add more flour to dough, which makes cookies hard rather than crisp and short.