Butter Cookies Recipe

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Butter Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • frosting:
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 to 4 tbsp 2% milk
  • red food coloring, optional

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffh. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  2. Place the dough in a cookie press fitted with a heart plate; form cookies on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool on wire racks.
  3. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Blend in enough milk until desired spreading consistency is reached. Add food coloring to a portion or all of the frosting if desired. Frost cookies. Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 281.44 Kcal (1178 kJ)
Calories from fat 64.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.18g 11%
Cholesterol 23mg 8%
Sodium 18.55mg 1%
Potassium 19.83mg 0%
Total Carbs 51.34g 17%
Sugars 26.14g 105%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 2.33g 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Calcium 10.2mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 335.71 Kcal (1406 kJ)
Calories from fat 77.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.57g 11%
Cholesterol 27.43mg 8%
Sodium 22.13mg 1%
Potassium 23.65mg 0%
Total Carbs 61.24g 17%
Sugars 31.18g 105%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 2.78g 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Calcium 12.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.2
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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