375 butter cookie recipes

Slice-and-bake vanilla wafer cookies with powdered sugar, butter, and cream of tartar. Make the dough ahead, chill, slice thin, and bake crispy in 10 minutes.

Low-fat cocoa brownie bars made with egg whites, nonfat yogurt, and cocoa powder instead of butter and chocolate. Fudgy brownie cookie bars dusted with powdered sugar.

Delicate French curled cookies (tuiles) made with butter, powdered sugar, egg whites, and vanilla. Paper-thin ovals baked until golden, then rolled around a wooden spoon handle.

Anise-scented raisin biscotti with walnuts, lemon zest, and orange zest. Butter-based dough double-baked until crisp. A traditional Italian dunking cookie with citrus and spice.

Easy angel cookies use just three ingredients: angel food cake mix, water, and chopped fruit. Light, puffy, and ready in 20 minutes with no eggs, butter, or oil.

Chewy honey date cookies with chopped nuts, baked in a sheet pan, cut into strips, and rolled in powdered sugar. No butter needed, just honey, eggs, and dates.

Gluten-free old fashioned sugar cookies made with rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, and cornstarch. Egg yolks and butter-flavored canola oil give them a tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Crisp rolled poppy seed cookies made with oil instead of butter, loaded with a third cup of soaked poppy seeds and a sugar-sparkle top. Simple dough, big crunch.

Pecan crisps made with butter, brown sugar, and vanilla, rolled thin and topped with a pecan half. A simple kneaded dough yields tender, nutty cookies with lightly browned edges.

Egg shortbread cookies with a tender, crumbly texture from butter, sugar, and a whole egg. Blind-baked with pie weights for an even, golden result. Simple 5-ingredient recipe.

Linzer pastry dough with a full pound of butter, egg yolks, lemon zest, and vanilla. A rich, tender Austrian dough for jam-filled cookies, tarts, and meringue-topped pastries.

Chocolate-spice crinkle cookies rolled in sugar with cocoa, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves. Chewy, fragrant, and lower-fat thanks to a yogurt swap for most of the butter.

Fat-free oatmeal cookies sweetened with mashed banana, applesauce, and brown sugar. No butter, no oil. Whole wheat flour and oats give them satisfying chew. Vegan-friendly with optional raisins and sesame.

Mexican wedding cookies (polvorones) made with butter, finely chopped pecans, vanilla, and a hint of cinnamon, rolled in powdered sugar while still warm. Tender, crumbly, and melt-in-your-mouth.

Tiny heart-shaped chocolate cakes for two, made without eggs or butter. Cut from a simple cocoa sheet cake using a cookie cutter, then stacked and frosted for Valentine's Day.

The ultimate chocolate chip cookie with brown sugar, butter-flavored shortening, and pecans. Choose your style: bake 8 minutes for soft and chewy or 13 minutes for golden and crisp.