Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping

best butter cookies ever

(2 ratings)
kitchenChatter avatar
Recipe by
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
Las Vegas, NV

Aunt Martha's best cookie! This makes a perfect butter cookie. It doesn't need frosting ,just sprinkle on a little crystal sugar,if desired. But I still like to frost with powdered sugar frosting.LOL

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For best butter cookies ever

  • 1 c
    unsalted butter
  • 3/4 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1 lg
    egg yolk
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour

How To Make best butter cookies ever

  • 1
    Beat the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla together until smooth and creamy. Mix in the egg yolk, until well incorporated. Add flour and mix just until mixed in.
  • 2
    Place mixture on a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a log, wrap up and refrigerate for 2 hours or freeze. Before baking, preheat oven to 325^. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • 3
    Slice the dough into slices about 1/8 inch thick and place them on the sheets about 1 inch apart- they do not spread much, but they need room to breathe.
  • 4
    Bake about 12-15 minutes -just until they begin to turn golden around the edges.
  • 5
    NOTE: -Cookies can be rolled out and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. -Or slice thiner and use as sandwich cookies-put together with frosting. -or make and dip in chocolate of many colors
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
ADVERTISEMENT