SUGAR COOKIES (PATE SUCREE)

1 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/8 tsp salt

6 Tblsp butter

1 egg

Mix in electric mixer on low speed as you would a pastry. Add one egg and mix till mixture becomes a dough ball (pulls away from side of bowl. Roll out thinly on floured pastry sheet; cut with cookie cutters. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet: 325 degrees, 10 min.

May be used as pastry for pie also.

TART SHELL (PATE SUCREE)

1 cup flour

dash salt

1/4 cup vanilla sugar

3/4 cube cold unsalted butter (6 Tblsp)

1 egg

Mix in electric mixer on low speed as you would a pastry. Add one egg and mix till mixture becomes a dough ball (pulls away from side of bowl). Roll out 1/4” thick on floured pastry sheet to fit tart shell, either individual or one large; prick bottom. Place waxed paper inside shell and weight with dried beans.

BAKE: 375 degrees, 20 min., remove weights, cook 5 more minutes