Butter Cookies

Butter Cookies are buttery, tender cookies that can be enjoyed as-is with a cup of coffee or tea or as a base for decorating holiday cookies.These are piped out into a swirl shape and are similar to spritz cookies.Both can be customizable to your festivities or occasion.

Butter Cookies Butter Cookies are synonymous with Christmas cookies (remember the blue tin?), and I wanted to find a recipe as easy as possible.Once I saw OwlBBaking’s soft butter cookies, I knew they were a winner.I know how busy the holiday season can be, so a cookie recipe that does not take all day with no chilling time works for me (and it will for you)! However, you will still get a buttery cookie that is sturdy enough to decorate.

I plan to dip each cookie in chocolate ganache made with butter with some added sprinkles, which I plan to add to my Christmas dessert charcuterie board.Ingredients & Substitutions Butter: Since these are butter cookies, you will need butter, of course! In fact, you will need 2 sticks of unsalted butter.The ratio of butter and all-purpose flour is the perfect combination for a solid cookie recipe.

Sugar: Granulated sugar is creamed with butter until light and fluffy.Eggs: You will just add egg yolks to the cookie dough; it helps make the dough easier to work with.But, don’t waste the egg whites, which can be used in another recipe like Fried Ice Cream.

Milk: Add about a tablespoon of milk at a time to the dough, or until the dough is plia