Butter Cookies

Butter Cookies

This simple butter cookies recipe can be used in a cookie press, made as a drop cookie, or shaped into a roll and sliced. There is no special cookie recipe for a cookie press — any stiff butter type of cookie can be used! Just be sure to chill it thoroughly so it keeps its shape while baking.

Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Additional Time:
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 40 mins
Yield:
3 dozen
Servings:
36

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions

Step 1
Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and salt in a separate bowl; add to butter mixture and mix to form a dough. Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour.

Step 2
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Chill two cookie sheets.

Step 3
Transfer chilled dough to a cookie press; press out onto chilled cookie sheets.

Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden at the edges, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

103
Calories
5g
Fat
13g
Carbs
1g
Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 36
Calories 103
% Daily Value *
Total Fat5g 7%
Saturated Fat3g 17%
Cholesterol19mg 6%
Sodium55mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate13g 5%
Dietary Fiber0g 1%
Total Sugars6g
Protein1g
Calcium4mg 0%
Iron1mg 3%
Potassium14mg 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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