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Baking butter cookies is a delightful culinary pursuit that yields delectable treats perfect for any occasion. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your baking journey, finding the best recipe for butter cookies can be daunting. In this article, we will guide you through the nuances of butter cookie preparation, presenting a curated selection of recipes that cater to various preferences and skill levels. From classic butter cookies that evoke nostalgia to innovative flavor combinations that tantalize the taste buds, we'll help you find the perfect recipe to create irresistible butter cookies that will become a cherished part of your baking repertoire.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

BUTTER COOKIES



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This great butter cookie recipe is a favorite of my nephews, who love the creamy frosting. -Ruth Griggs, South Hill, Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 6-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
Red food coloring, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Using a cookie press fitted with a heart disk, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set but not brown, 6-8 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For frosting, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach a spreading consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 24mg cholesterol, Sodium 99mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

WORLD'S BEST BUTTER COOKIES



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I tested 8 different butter cookie recipes, looking for the "perfect" butter cookie. It had to be buttery, a little crumbly (like shortbread), and not too sweet. This is the winner. I think these are the Worlds Best Butter Cookie, courtesy of Chef Alice Medrich.

Provided by P48422

Categories     Dessert

Time 33m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

8 ounces unsalted butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 large egg yolk
2 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Beat the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla together until smooth and creamy.
  • Mix in the egg yolk until well incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl at least once.
  • Add the flour and mix just until incorporated.
  • Scrape onto a lightly floured board and knead a few times, just until the dough smooths out.
  • Turn onto a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a log, wrap up and refrigerate for several hours or freeze.
  • Before baking, preheat the oven to 325°F.
  • Line your baking sheets with parchment.
  • Slice the dough into slices about 1/8" thick and place them on the sheets about an inch apart (they won't be spreading very much, but they need air room around each cookie).
  • Bake until JUST beginning to turn golden around the edges, about 16-18 minutes.
  • Note: you can do many things with these cookies.
  • You could roll the dough out and cut shapes.
  • You could slice them even thinner and sandwich them with chocolate or jam or lemon curd.
  • You could make them and then dip them half into chocolate.
  • You could just make them and eat them, which is my favorite.
  • Whatever you do, they will be delicious.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 66.5, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 14, Sodium 12.9, Carbohydrate 7.1, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.1, Protein 0.6

THE BEST BUTTER COOKIES



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Your search is over -- this perfect butter cookie will stay in your recipe box for years. It's crisp, yet tender and perfect for tea for two or cookies for Santa. Plus, you have the choice to make drop cookies or a slice-and-bake version!

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 sticks (16 tablespoons) good-quality unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup turbinado sugar

Steps:

  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add the butter and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on high speed for a full 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl halfway through the mixing; the butter should be very light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat on medium speed until well combined. Add half the dry ingredients and beat on low speed to combine. Scrape down the mixing bowl before adding the remaining dry ingredients and beat to combine. Refrigerate for 1 hour in the bowl for drop cookies, or form into a 1-inch log for slice-and-bake cookies.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place the turbinado sugar in a small bowl. For drop cookies, scoop the cookie dough with a 1 tablespoon-size cookie scoop and then dip the tops of the cookie dough balls into the sugar. Place onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • For slice-and-bake cookies, cut the log into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Press the tops into the sugar and place on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake the cookies until slightly puffed and lightly golden on the bottom, about 15 minutes.

BUTTER COOKIES V



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Slice and bake cookies!

Provided by SAMM

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Refrigerator Cookie Recipes

Time 2h10m

Yield 84

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
4 egg yolks
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the yolks one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Shape dough into logs about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate or freeze until firm.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Unwrap rolls. You can roll the logs in nuts or sprinkles before slicing. Slice into 3/8 inch wide slices. Place slices 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Do not brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.7 calories, Carbohydrate 8.7 g, Cholesterol 21.4 mg, Fat 4.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 45.5 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

BUTTER COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY



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Here's what you need: unsalted butter, granulated sugar, large egg, milk, all purpose flour, kosher salt, baking soda, powdered sugar, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, condensed milk, food coloring, sprinkles, candy

Provided by Matthew Johnson

Categories     Desserts

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

16 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 ½ tablespoons milk
2 ¾ cups all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 lb powdered sugar
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
14 oz condensed milk
food coloring, of your choice
sprinkles, of your choice
1 cup candy, of choice

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar. Cream together with an electric hand mixer until the butter is light and fluffy,
  • Add the egg and milk, and continue beating until smooth. Set aside.
  • In medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat to combine until the dough comes together.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to ¼-inch (¾ cm) thick. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters of your choice. Re-roll the excess dough and cut out more shapes until all of the dough is used. Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheet, spacing about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.
  • Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until the cookies are firm around the edges but still soft at the centers. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Make the frosting: In a large bowl, combine the powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and condensed milk. Beat with an electric hand mixer until creamy and smooth. Divide the frosting between smaller bowls and add food coloring, if desired.
  • Decorate the cookies with the frosting, sprinkles, and candies.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 409 calories, Carbohydrate 70 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 2 grams, Sugar 57 grams

BUTTER COOKIES



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An easy Butter Cookies recipe

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Yield Makes about 100 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Into a bowl sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat butter until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until mixture is light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until mixture just forms a dough.
  • Divide dough between 2 large sheets of wax paper and form each half into a 10- x 1 1/2-inch log, wrapping it in wax paper. Chill logs until firm, at least 4 hours, and up to 5 days. Dough may be frozen, wrapped in foil, 2 months. Let dough soften slightly before cutting. Preheat oven to 375°F. and lightly butter a baking sheet.
  • Cut dough into 1/8-inch-thick slices and arrange slices about 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet. Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until golden around edges, 10 to 12 minutes, and transfer with a metal spatula to a rack to cool. Cookies may be kept in an airtight container at room temperature 5 days.

BASIC BUTTER COOKIES



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These butter cookies are absolutely delicious made with regular butter, but they become downright amazing with Plugrá or Land O Lakes Ultra Creamy.

Yield Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Garnish: coarse or sanding sugar*; or melted chocolate (see cooks' note, below)

Steps:

  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
  • Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a standing mixer (preferably fitted with paddle attachment) or 6 with a handheld. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Form dough into a 12-inch log (2 inches in diameter) on a sheet of plastic wrap and roll up dough in plastic wrap. Chill dough on a baking sheet until firm, at least 4 hours. (To roll cookies into balls, see cooks' note, below.)
  • Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Cut enough 1/8- to 1/4-inch-thick slices from log with a heavy knife to fill 2 ungreased large baking sheets, arranging slices about 1 inch apart (chill remainder of log, wrapped in plastic wrap). If garnishing with coarse sugar, sprinkle slices with it.
  • Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until edges are golden, 12 to 15 minutes total. Cool on sheets 3 minutes, then transfer with a metal spatula to racks to cool completely. Make more cookies with remaining dough on cooled baking sheets.
  • *Available at specialty foods shops and New York Cake & Baking Distributor (800-942-2639).

SOFT & CHEWY VANILLA BUTTER COOKIES



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These are one of my favorite cookies. I love the taste of vanilla and butter and this simple cookie is full of that great flavor!

Provided by Dine Dish

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 36-48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon butter flavor extract (optional)
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat together Crisco, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, water, vanilla and butter-flavored extract until well mixed.
  • Add the flour, baking soda and salt to the mixing bowl and mix well.
  • Cover and refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
  • Roll dough into 1 inch balls; slightly flatten and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Place in preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until light brown.

BUTTER COOKIES



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These easy butter cookies will melt in your mouth - they're deliciously soft and crumbly. Make and give these as a homemade edible gift

Provided by Georgina Kiely - Digital food editor, bbcgoodfood.com

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 4

250g salted butter softened
½ tsp vanilla extract
75g icing sugar
250g plain flour

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Beat the salted butter, vanilla and sugar together with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Sift over the flour and beat again until just combined. Spoon the dough into a piping bag fitted with a medium star nozzle.
  • Pipe the dough in small 5cm swirls on one large or two smaller baking trays lined with baking parchment, spacing them apart to allow for them to spread. Bake for 15-20 mins until pale golden.
  • Leave to cool on the trays for 5 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 11 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 0.4 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.07 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Use high-quality butter. This will make your cookies more flavorful and richer. Look for butter that is at least 82% butterfat.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the dough, making your cookies lighter and more tender.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make your cookies tough. Mix just until the ingredients are well combined.
  • Chill the dough before baking. This will help to prevent the cookies from spreading too much in the oven.
  • Bake the cookies at the right temperature. The ideal temperature for baking butter cookies is 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Don't overbake the cookies. Overbaking will make them dry and crumbly. Bake just until the edges are golden brown.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before storing them. This will help to prevent them from sticking together.

Conclusion:

Butter cookies are a classic treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are easy to make and can be customized to your own taste. With a little practice, you can make perfect butter cookies that will impress your friends and family.

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