Butter cookies. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. This is a simple butter cookie that can be used in a cookie press, as a drop cookie or made into a roll and sliced.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt.
In a medium bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter and sugar until light.
It had to be buttery, a little crumbly (like shortbread), and not too sweet.
You can cook Butter cookies using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Butter cookies
- Prepare 1/2 cup of butter.
- You need 1/2 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 1 of egg.
- Prepare 1 + 1/2 cups of Flour.
I think these are the Worlds Best Butter Cookie, courtesy of Chef Alice Medrich. There's no leavening, so the texture is closer to a shortbread cookie. The dough is like my spritz cookies, but with a little milk to make it pipe-able. Make sure it's properly softened to room temperature before beginning.
Butter cookies step by step
- Mix butter and sugar.
- Add egg.
- Add flour slowly.
- Mix with hand and cut cereals or shapes.
- Then bake for 5 to10 minors in the oven at 180 degrees Centigrade.
This is the BEST butter cookies recipe you'll find online! They are extremely buttery, crumbly and practically melt in the mouth. They are similar to Danish butter cookies and perfect for any holidays: Christmas, New Year, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, or any day of the year! Prepare cookies as directed above omitting frosting. Tint with food color, if des Directions.
