Description
Delicious butter cookies, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter (unsalted or salted)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (plus more for sprinkling)
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line baking sheets with silicone baking mats.
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, mixing until fully combined.
- Slowly add in flour and salt until a smooth dough forms.
- Fit a cookie press with your desired disc and fill with dough. Press cookies directly onto the baking sheet, leaving a little space between each cookie.
- Sprinkle with sugar if desired.
- Bake just until the cookies are set and lightly browned on the bottoms, about 9-10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool briefly on the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For a festive touch, add colored sprinkles before baking.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg