From: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/icebox-butter-cookies-50400000122656/

Photo by: Photo: Dhanraj Emanuel; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Icebox Butter Cookies

Bake 8 minutes for a soft and chewy cookie or up to 12 minutes for a crisp cookie.

Southern Living AUGUST 2012

• Yield: Makes 8 to 10 dozen
• Hands-on:20 Minutes
• Total:9 Hours, 45 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Parchment paper

Preparation

1. Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

2. Stir together flour and next 2 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until blended after each addition.

3. Shape dough into 4 logs (about 2 inches in diameter); wrap each log in plastic wrap. Chill 8 hours to 3 days.

4. Preheat oven to 350°. Cut each log into 1/4-inch-thick slices; place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to wire racks, and cool completely (about 20 minutes).

Try These Stir-ins!

Lime-Coconut: Stir in 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, 1 cup finely chopped macadamia nuts, and 2 Tbsp. lime zest after adding flour mixture.

Chocolate Confetti: Stir in 1 cup chopped honey-roasted peanuts and 1 (4-oz.) semisweet chocolate baking bar, finely chopped, after adding flour mixture.

Rosemary-Berry: Stir in 1 cup finely chopped sweetened dried cranberries, 2 Tbsp. minced fresh rosemary, and 2 Tbsp. orange zest after adding flour mixture.

Spiced Sweet Tea: Add 3 Tbsp. unsweetened instant tea mix, 2 Tbsp. orange zest, 1 Tbsp. lemon zest, and 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice with first 4 ingredients. Roll logs in Demerara sugar before chilling.

Praline Pecan: Stir in 1 1/2 cups roasted glazed pecan pieces after adding flour mixture.

Java Chip: Add 3 Tbsp. instant coffee granules with first 4 ingredients; stir in 4 (1.4-oz.) chocolate-covered toffee candy bars, finely chopped, after adding flour mixture.

Lemon-Basil: Add 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil, 2 Tbsp. lemon zest, and 2 Tbsp. poppy seeds with first 4 ingredients.