Best Butter Cookies Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Best Butter Cookies
Add your photo!
Ingredients
21
Count
Nutrition
134
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  2. Divide dough into four 1-1/2 cup portions; mix and shape for each variety as follows. Yield: 4 portions (1-1/2 cups each).
  3. To prepare Cutouts: Using one portion dough, divide into two balls; roll each ball directly on an ungreased baking sheet to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured cookie cutter, leaving at least 1 in. between cookies. Remove excess dough and reroll scraps if desired. Decorate with sprinkles, jimmies or colored sugar if desired. Bake at 375° for 6-7 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.
  4. To prepare Peppermint Balls: In a large bowl, combine one portion dough, peppermint candies and peppermint extract. Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with red colored sugar if desired. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.
  5. To prepare Spicy Fruit Balls: In a large bowl, combine one portion dough, currants, fruit and cinnamon. Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute then roll in confectioners' sugar if desired. Cool on wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.
  6. To prepare Chocolate Slices: In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. In a small bowl, mix melted chocolate into one portion cookie dough. Shape into a 1-1/2-in.-thick log; roll in nuts. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. Unwrap and cut into 1/8-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 3 dozen.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 133.9 Kcal (561 kJ)
Calories from fat 39.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.42g 7%
Cholesterol 12.07mg 4%
Sodium 8.3mg 0%
Potassium 25.89mg 1%
Total Carbs 21.16g 7%
Sugars 3.03g 12%
Dietary Fiber 0.22g 1%
Protein 1.8g 4%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 7.3mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 308.73 Kcal (1293 kJ)
Calories from fat 91.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.2g 7%
Cholesterol 27.83mg 4%
Sodium 19.13mg 0%
Potassium 59.7mg 1%
Total Carbs 48.78g 7%
Sugars 6.98g 12%
Dietary Fiber 0.51g 1%
Protein 4.14g 4%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0%
Calcium 16.9mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Search
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe
Analyze

Try this similar recipes

View More

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Share Recipe

Recipes▼
Search
Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top