Suzanne Laubheimer's Version Of The Famous Berger Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar (divided use)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3 cups chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 beat butter, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and salt in a bowl until well blended. add egg and vanilla beat until light and fluffy. sift flour, baking soda and cream of tartar and stir into creamed mixture. chill about 2 hours.
• 3 shape dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. press to flatten with a glass buttered on the bottom and dipped in remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar. rebutter if necessary and dip in sugar each time. bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown on the edge.
• 4 when cookies are cool, melt chocolate chips in a small, heavy-duty saucepan over lowest heat possible; stir. when chips begin to melt, remove from heat and stir. return to heat for a few seconds at a time, stirring until smooth, then ice cookies.
• 5 note: don't make cookies on a damp, rainy day because it takes too long for icing to set.