1,328 butter cookie recipes

Chinese Chews are old-fashioned date and nut bar cookies baked low and slow, then cut into squares and rolled in granulated sugar. Chewy, dense, and butter-free.

Flourless peanut butter cookies made with just three ingredients: peanut butter, an egg and vanilla. Naturally gluten-free, soft and rich, baked in about 15 minutes. No flour, no fuss.

No-bake oatmeal fudge cookies with cocoa, evaporated milk, butter, and rolled oats. Drop-style cookies that set on waxed paper into chewy, chocolatey rounds. No oven required.

Meltaway coconut shortbread cookies with butter, shortening, and flaked coconut, sliced from a chilled log and dipped in powdered sugar. Crumbly, tender icebox cookies.

Chocolate spritz cookies made with cocoa and real butter, pressed into shapes and drizzled with melted semi-sweet chocolate. A holiday cookie press classic.

Hand-shaped vanilla almond cookies baked low and slow for a tender, shortbread-like crumb. Simple butter cookie dough with finely chopped almonds throughout.

Healthy orange cookies with wheat germ, allspice, and unsweetened chocolate chips. No butter or oil, sweetened with orange juice for 40 guilt-free cookies.

Soft, sugar-coated cookie drops studded with mint chocolate chips. Made with oil instead of butter for a tender crumb that stays chewy for days.

Crispy cinnamon butter cookies topped with walnut halves, made from a simple slice-and-bake dough. Egg yolk-enriched for extra tenderness with warm spice in every bite.

Sandbakelse, traditional Scandinavian butter cookies with cardamom, pressed into mini tart tins and filled with jam. Delicate, sandy-textured holiday cookies dusted with powdered sugar.

Lehigh County oatmeal cookies with almond extract, rolled oats, and melted butter. A thin, crispy Pennsylvania Dutch heritage cookie that bakes in just 5 minutes.

Spritzgeback are classic German pressed butter cookies flavored with almond extract. Pipe them through a cookie press for decorative shapes, then bake until just golden.

Chocolate pizzelle cookies made with cocoa powder, melted butter, and vanilla, pressed on a pizzelle iron. An Italian waffle cookie with a rich chocolate twist.

Classic rolled sugar cookie cutouts with a tender butter-and-cream dough, sprinkled with red and green colored sugar before baking. Holiday cookie-tin staple.

Classic Girl Scout-style trefoil shortbread cookies with butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Roll-and-cut sugar cookies for the trefoil cutter, makes 4 dozen.

Lemon cream cheese pressed cookies with butter, lemon zest, and fresh lemon juice. Crisp, buttery spritz cookies with a tangy twist. Makes about 5 dozen.