Butter Cookies

These Butter Cookies are made with an entire pound of butter! There is no shortage of butter flavor here. They're easy to decorate for Christmas or any holiday. You'll love the soft texture and melt in your mouth buttery flavor.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 40

Cook Time 10

Total Time 50

Servings cookies

Calories 186kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

1 pound butter softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Cream together the softened butter and sugar in a mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer.
Add the egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix well.
Beat in the all-purpose flour and salt until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
Divide the dough into two pieces and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in the fridge fot chill for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to between 1/4" and 1/2" thickness and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Reroll the scraps to make as many cookies as you can.
Bake cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet for 10 minutes or until they're just beginning to brown on the bottoms. Do not overbake - there should be no brown on the tops of these cookies.
Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cooled, frost and decorate as desired.

Notes

Watch the cookies closely when baking to be sure they do not brown too much on the bottom. As soon as you see a hit of brown on the edge of the cookie, pull them from the oven.

You can prepare a simple homemade icing with powdered sugar, milk or water, and food coloring. Spread the glaze over the cookies and top with sprinkles. Alternately, decorate with royal icing or buttercream icing.

Use any type of cookie cutter you like to make Christmas cookies or other shaped cookies for different holidays or events.

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