This recipe makes four rich and buttery old fashioned butter cookies and is incredibly easy to make! You need just 3 basic ingredients, plus a bowl, a spoon, and baking sheet. Fresh butter cookies are a mere 30 minutes away. Use a fun cookie cutter shape or the rim of a glass to cut out the cookies. These cookies have just the right amount of crispy texture and rich buttery flavor.
Ingredients Notes
The ingredient s include a standard white granulated sugar and all-purpose flour. It’s the butter I pay more attention to, I like to use a European butter for the higher butter-fat content. for this bake, I use Lucerne European Style butter. However, no need to buy a special butter, a standard butter works just fine maybe just a bit less rich.
- Optional ingredients include adding some finely chopped walnuts or a few mini chocolate chips!
- The recipe can also be doubled or tripled!
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Old Fashioned Butter Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- I n a medium size bowl combine the butter and sugar and use a spoon to mix until creamy. Add in the flour and mix until a dough ball forms.
- Place dough on a lightly floured pastry board and roll out to about 1/4 inch thickness.Use a 1 ½-2 inch cookie cutter to cut the dough and place on a parchment lined baking sheet
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until set, cookies should have a very light brown around the edges only.
Notes
Nutrition
How to Make Butter Cookies
Heat oven to 350. Cream the butter and sugar, mix in the flour and stir until a dough ball forms.
Place dough on a lightly floured pastry board, roll out to about 1/4 inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut the dough and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Bake for 9-11 minutes until set, cookies should have a very light brown around the edges only
Love this recipe, turned out perfect and just enough for one person.