Butter Cookies

Name: Butter Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; FROSTING:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 4 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk; Red food coloring, optional

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield about 6-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Learn the basics and perfect the art of making the best-ever butter cookies with this step-by-step guide.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
Red food coloring, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
Using a cookie press fitted with a heart disk, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set but not brown, 6-8 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
For frosting, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach a spreading consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 157 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 99mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

This great butter cookie recipe is a favorite of my nephews, who love the creamy frosting. —Ruth Griggs, South Hill, Virginia

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