Best 7 Old Fashioned Cut Out Frosted Butter Cookies Recipes

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image

In the realm of nostalgic baking, few treats evoke the charm and warmth of old fashioned cut out frosted butter cookies. These delightful morsels, with their crisp edges and soft, buttery interiors, have been a staple in kitchens for generations, passed down from one baker to the next. Their versatility allows for endless variations, from classic sugar cookies adorned with intricate designs to festive holiday shapes painted with vibrant colors. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this guide will lead you on a journey through the art of creating these timeless treats, providing valuable tips, tricks, and a collection of irresistible recipes that will transform your kitchen into a haven of sweet aromas and delectable delights.

Let's cook with our recipes!

FROSTED BUTTER CUTOUT COOKIES



Frosted Butter Cutout Cookies image

I have fond memories of baking and frosting these cutout cookies with my mom. Now I carry on the tradition with my kids. It's a messy but fun day! -Sandy Nace, Greensburg, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield about 8 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 to 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Green or red food coloring, optional
Coarse sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and extracts until blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Gradually beat in buttermilk. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture (dough will be soft). Refrigerate, covered, overnight. , Preheat oven to 350°. Divide dough in half. On a floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. or other cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. , Bake 6-8 minutes or until light brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, extract and enough cream to reach a spreading consistency. If desired, tint frosting with food coloring. Spread over cookies; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 53mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER COOKIES WITH BUTTER FROSTING



Old Fashioned Butter Cookies with Butter Frosting image

These are cookies my mother has been making since I was a little girl. They are melt-in-your-mouth delicious!

Provided by Becky

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup white sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
9 tablespoons evaporated milk, or more as needed
6 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Steps:

  • Beat 1 cup softened butter with white sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat egg, whole milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract into butter mixture until smooth. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl and gradually stir dry ingredients into moist ingredients to make a smooth dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Dust a pastry cloth or kitchen towel generously with flour.
  • Divide dough into thirds and roll each third out 1/8-inch thick on the prepared pastry cloth. Cut shapes out of the rolled dough with cookie cutters. Place cookies onto ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are barely browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.
  • Beat 1 cup softened butter, 3 cups confectioners' sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract, and evaporated milk in a bowl until smooth. Gradually stir 6 cups confectioners' sugar into mixture until combined. Beat frosting hard until fluffy; stir in additional evaporated milk or confectioners' sugar if needed to reach desired consistency. Frost cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.3 g, Cholesterol 16.8 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 62.7 mg, Sugar 17 g

OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES



Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 4h40m

Yield 3 dozen cookies, depending on the size of the cutters

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Colored sugar and milk, for decorating, or Royal Icing, recipe follows
2 pounds confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons meringue powder (egg white powder)
Food coloring, as desired

Steps:

  • Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
  • Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a second large bowl and mix well. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture 1 cup at a time. Chill the dough for 3 to 4 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment. Roll out the dough and cut it into shapes with cookie cutters or a knife. Place the shapes on the prepared cookie sheet. If decorating with colored sugar, brush the cookies with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar (if using royal icing, leave unfinished). Bake until the cookies are just beginning to brown around the edges, 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the size of the cookies.
  • Remove the cookies to a rack to cool completely. If using royal icing, decorate the cookies as desired.
  • Combine the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and 3/4 cup water in a large bowl. Mix slowly with an electric mixer until stiff enough to form peaks; the icing should be pure white and thick, but not fluffy and bubbly. If the frosting is over-beaten, it will get aerated which makes it harder to work with. If this happens, let the frosting sit to settle, and then use a rubber spatula to vigorously beat and smooth out the frosting.
  • Add up to 1 tablespoon food coloring and mix with a rubber spatula until the color is uniform. Gels are best with royal icing. You don't want to thin them with liquid colors. Be careful of adding too much color, which reduces the sheen of the frosting and can break down the consistency of the frosting over a couple of days. Store the icing at room temperature, covered, with plastic wrap on the surface.
  • Yield: 3 1/2 cups icing

OLD-FASHIONED FROSTED BUTTER COOKIES



Old-Fashioned Frosted Butter Cookies image

Provided by Grandma

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield approx 50

Number Of Ingredients 12

FOR THE COOKIES
1 cup SALTED butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
1 egg
3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 cups flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
FOR THE FROSTING
3½ cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons milk
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon butter, softened

Steps:

  • FOR THE COOKIES
  • Pre-heat oven to 400* F
  • Combine dry ingredients (flour and baking powder) and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fully incorporated. Add the egg and vanilla and continue to stir (or mix in a stand mixer) until fully incorporated.
  • Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet and stir or mix until fully combined. The dough will be stiff, but this is ok!
  • Form the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic and put in the fridge to cool for at least 20 minutes (up to a day or two).
  • When the dough has chilled, remove half of it from the fridge and place onto a well floured surface. Using a floured rolling pin, gradually roll the dough to your desired thickness. I make mine fairly thin (about ⅛ inch). Don't panic if the dough cracks, just press it back together with your fingers and continue to roll.
  • Using cookie cutters, stamp the entire surface of the dough. Make sure to collect the scrap dough to re-roll. Keep the surface you're working on well-floured and use a spatula to lift the cookies if they start to stick at any point.
  • Place dough cut outs onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. The cookies don't spread, so you can really squeeze them onto the baking sheet.
  • When you've finished rolling and cutting the first half of the dough, remove the second half and repeat until all the dough has been used.
  • When your first baking sheet is full, place it into the preheated oven and set a timer for 5 minutes (up to 7 if you make your cookies thicker)
  • When the cookies are finished baking, remove them from the oven and immediately transfer them to wire racks to cool until you are ready to decorate them. The plain cookies can also be frozen and decorated later!
  • FOR THE FROSTING
  • By hand or in a stand mixer, combine softened butter, vanilla extract and milk. Slowly add the powered sugar and mix to fully combine. Add more milk if necessary, but a thin consistency will allow you to get a nice smooth finish on your cookies!
  • *Frosting tip - with a regular knife, place a small dollop of frosting onto the center of the cookie. Use the tip of the knife to "push" the frosting to each edge of the cookie. Add colored sugar, sprinkles, etc and set aside to dry.

OLD-FASHIONED CUTOUT COOKIES



Old-Fashioned Cutout Cookies image

These simple cookies are so crisp and buttery, it's hard to eat just one. I make them for special holidays, but they're welcome anytime. -Elizabeth Turner, Lula, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups self-rising flour
Additional sugar

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with 3-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Sprinkle with additional sugar. , Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps if desired. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 37mg cholesterol, Sodium 299mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.

OLD-FASHIONED CUT OUT FROSTED BUTTER COOKIES



Old-Fashioned Cut out Frosted Butter Cookies image

I made these cookies with my mom when I was young. My daughter and I now make these every year for Christmas keeping the tradition going. This recipe comes out of a darling cookbook dated 1947 called Best Loved Foods of Christmas. The pictures and graphics are so adorable. Baking the cookies isn't always the fun part but the decorating is a blast! My daughter asks me every year about SUMMER time Mom, can we make Cutout cookies again this year LOL! I always say YES most certainly! The time it takes to make these is worth the time. If you share these with others you will get so many compliments! When I make these I break it up into a 2 day job. First day we bake the cookies and next day we decorate. These cookies also store well. I store them in a big air tight plastic container. Anyways have a blast making these. Your children or Grandchildren will grow up having fond memories of you and them baking these as I do with my Mother!

Provided by SoCalCookerGal

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 80 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons cream or 2 tablespoons milk
1/2 tsp.vanilla extract
3 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Mix in the egg, milk and vanilla.
  • Now blend in the dry ingredients flour, baking powder and salt until dough is formed. If desired you can chill for an hour for easier handling. I've never done this and the dough always rolled out fine for me.
  • Divide the dough in thirds. On a lightly floured board roll out the dough to about 1/8th inch thickness. Using cookie cutters cut into shapes and place on a cookie sheet.
  • Bake in oven for about 5 to 8 minutes until lightly golden brown. Cool on a rack.
  • SPECIAL NOTE: You can use vanilla extract but I think vanilla paste makes these cookies taste even more special using vanilla paste.
  • I use vintage Christmas cookie cutters where i found on Ebay. I bought vintage cooper cookie cutters instead of the aluminum ones due to safety concerns regarding the use of aluminum. But you can use modern cookie cutters and you can make these anytime not just for Christmas.
  • Please see my recipe for Creamy Vanilla Frosting where I will be giving some decorating suggestions. =).

BEST BUTTER COOKIES (CUTOUTS)



Best Butter Cookies (Cutouts) image

These cookies are one of my many usual cutout cookie recipes for Christmas cookies. Prep time includes chill time for dough. From Land O Lakes.

Provided by Parsley

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h9m

Yield 5 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar. Add in egg and beat well. Beat in orange juice and vanilla.
  • Combine flour and baking powder and gradually beat inches.
  • Chill dough for about 1 hour.
  • After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 400.
  • Roll dough on to lightly floured surface to about 1/8-1/4" thick. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Sprinkle w/ colored sugars, if desired.
  • Bake at 400 for 6-9 minutes (depending on cookie size) or until edges just slightly golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 733.1, Fat 38.4, SaturatedFat 23.7, Cholesterol 139.9, Sodium 349.7, Carbohydrate 89, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 41.1, Protein 8.1

Tips:

  • Make sure your butter is cold and firm before you start. This will help the cookies keep their shape in the oven.
  • If your dough is too sticky, add a little more flour. If it's too dry, add a little more milk.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This will help the cookies hold their shape even more.
  • Bake the cookies until the edges are just starting to brown. Overbaking will make the cookies dry and crumbly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them. This will help the frosting set properly.
  • Use a variety of sprinkles, candies, and other decorations to make your cookies festive and fun.

Conclusion:

These old-fashioned cut-out frosted butter cookies are a delicious and easy treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They're perfect for any occasion, from holiday parties to family gatherings. With a little creativity, you can make these cookies your own by using different cookie cutters, sprinkles, and frosting flavors. So get baking and enjoy!

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #60-minutes-or-less     #time-to-make     #course     #preparation     #occasion     #rolled-cookies     #desserts     #kid-friendly     #winter     #cookies-and-brownies     #dietary     #gifts     #seasonal     #novelty     #taste-mood     #sweet

Related Topics