"Lengthen Your Stride"
Butter Cookies 		  These butter cookies are yummy but the real fun is decorating them as cute shoes to help you remember to “lengthen your stride.”  
   
    Ingredients:  
  • 1 C. butter
  • 2/3 C. sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
  
 
      Directions:  

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Chill Time: 15 minutes

Bake Time: 25-35 minutes

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Cream the butter until softened, then add sugar and salt. Fold in flour and mix to make a stiff dough. Knead gently on a lightly floured board for 2 minutes.
  3. Wrap dough in plastic wrap or wax paper and chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
  4. On lightly floured board roll dough out to a thickness of 3/8 to 1/2 inch.
  5. Let children help cut into shoe shapes.
  6. Place cookies two inches apart on baking sheet and place in oven.
  7. Immediately REDUCE HEAT TO 325 F.
  8. Bake until lightly browned (25 to 35 minutes). Reduce heat if cookies are browning too quickly.
  9. Cool cookies on a rack.
 
Associated Lessons:
Lengthen Your Stride
Treat Time:
Let children decorate a pair of “Lengthen Your Stride” shoe cookies with frosting.