italian butter cookies

(4 ratings)
Recipe by
Annamaria Settanni McDonald
Brooklyn, OH

These are your traditional Italian Butter Cookies. They can be topped with maraschino cherry or chocolate ganache with a star tip. These are buttery and sandy like a shortbread cookie. These are always on your Italian Cookie Tray. Use a cookie press to shape these into different shapes such as a flower shape.

(4 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For italian butter cookies

  • 1 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    cornstarch
  • 1/2 c
    shortening
  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 3/4 c
    confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 2
    eggs

How To Make italian butter cookies

  • 1
    Mix all items together until completely creamed and incorporated together.
  • 2
    Pipe through a star tip in a swirling motion or through a cookie press.
  • 3
    Bake at a preheated 350'F oven for about 10 minutes until lightly golden. Before baking top with sprinkles, maraschino cherries, mini chocolate chips or leave plain. They are also great dipped in melted dark or semi sweet chocolate or with pumped chocolate ganache on the top when cookies are cooled. Enjoy!

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