Dorothy's Easy Do Butter Cookies
Submitted by koestr
Simple butter cookies with just six ingredients roll, cut, and decorate easily for endless holiday shapes that stay soft and tender straight from the oven.
YIELD
2 dozenPREP
20 minCOOK
20 minREADY
40 minDorothy’s foolproof butter cookie dough chills beautifully and handles like a dream, whether you’re rolling it thin for delicate cutouts or shaping it into decorated balls.
The powdered sugar gives these cookies a melt-in-your-mouth texture that’s softer than traditional sugar cookies.
Tint the dough with food coloring, roll in sparkling sugar, or use your favorite cookie cutters to create custom designs for every occasion.
Pro Tips
- Chill thoroughly: Several hours of refrigeration makes the dough easier to roll and prevents spreading during baking, keeping your shapes crisp and defined.
- Don’t overbake: Pull these cookies when they’re still pale and soft; they firm up as they cool and will be perfectly tender, not crunchy.
- Get creative: This versatile dough works for rolled cutouts, shaped balls, thumbprint cookies, or even pressed through a cookie press for elegant designs.
Ingredients
Directions
In large mixing bowl, cream together butter and powdered sugar.
Add remaining ingredients, mix at low speed until dough is formed.
Cover bowl and chill for several hours.
When ready to make cookies, you may tint dough with food coloring if desired.
To make cookies: you may shape into 1 in. balls and roll in colored sugar.
You may flatten balls and decorate. You can roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters.
Decorate cookies as desired.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375℉ (190℃). for 10 to 12 minutes.
Cookies will be soft and harden as they cool.
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