How to Make Homemade Butter Cookies

If you love homemade cookies, but don’t like complicated recipes, try making butter cookies. This recipe is simple and won’t take long to make. These are great cookies to take to a holiday party.

Things You'll Need

• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 baking sheets
• Pastry bag or sandwich bag
• Spatula

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 F. Grease two baking sheets lightly.

2. Stir the butter until soft. Pour both of the sugars into the butter and mix for about a minute until it’s creamy and blended. Add the egg to the mixture, constantly mixing it. Fold the mixture into the flour.

3. Either spoon your mixture into a pastry bag or take a sandwich bag and cut an end at the tip to use. Push out small rounds out of the bag onto your baking sheet 1 inch apart.

4. Bake your cookies for five to seven minutes until golden brown. Take them out of oven and let them cool. Remove them from the cookie sheets with a spatula.

References

• Taste of Home: Crisp Butter Cookies Recipe