Just Cookies

This recipe comes from Advent Season, 2022, when the world was recovering from the Covid Pandemic and people were once again baking and sharing food.  It is a recipe for "just cookies."  One can add chocolate chips, cinnamon sugar topping, icing, or whatever, and can even make each cookie a bit different.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour

Directions

1. Preheat the oven at 325 F.
2. Cream together the 2 sticks of butter, 2/3 cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. 
3. Stir in the 2 cups of flour. 
4. Form into balls and put them onto a cookie sheet. 
5. Add chocolate chips or other chips or nuts
   
6. Bake in a preheated 325-degree F oven for about 12 to 14 minutes or until just set. 
7. Remove and cool. 
8. Add toppings or icing if desired.