44 great butter cookies Recipes

flour, quick-cooking oats, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, butter, softened, brown sugar, sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin, chocolate chips , i use milk chocolate, cinnamon baking chips (optional)

flaked coconut, rolled oats, flour, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter (i used 1/2 a cup of each) or 1 cup margarine, softened (i used 1/2 a cup of each), dark brown sugar , packed, eggs, vanilla, milk

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

cream, heavy/whipping cream, confectioners sugar, plain gelatin , (or strawberry gelatin, if desired), water, cookie ingredients, flour, baking soda, salt, butter, at room temperature, brown sugar, granulated sugar, jello vanilla flavor instant pudding, eggs, pure vanilla extract, fresh strawberries, diced

creamy peanut butter, bisquick (lowfat is what i use and its great), eagle brand condensed milk (lowfat works here too), sugar, hershey chocolate kisses (milk chocolate. jumbo chocolate chips work too)

whole wheat pastry flour (bob s red mill is great), graham cracker crumbs (or 4 1/2 sheets of ground graham crackers in a food processor), baking powder, salt, butter, room temperature, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, ground espresso, semi-sweet chocolate chips, marshmallows

fiber 1 honey clusters cereal, chopped dried cranberries (i use dried tart cherries), roasted unsalted sunflower seeds, cashew pieces, brown sugar, corn syrup (i used a lite version with great results), peanut butter (i use crunchy, but the original recipe calls for creamy), vanilla

flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, butter, softened, brown sugar , packed, sugar, vanilla extract, egg, milk, semi-sweet chocolate chips, quick-cooking oats, raisins (dried cranberries work great too)

unsalted butter, trans-fat-free vegetable shortening, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground allspice, salt, vanilla extract, spiced rum (optional), eggs, boiled cider (for great flavor ; substitute maple syrup or dark corn syrup, if desired), dried cranberries , packed, golden raisins, chopped pecans or almonds, king arthur 100% organic white whole wheat flour or unbleached all-purpose flour, old-fashioned rolled oats

butter, sugar, vanilla flavoring, egg, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar

all-purpose flour, baking soda, unsalted butter, at room temperature, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, salt, eggs, semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped walnuts (optional)

quick oats , measure first then throw into a blender or processor and grind until fine, flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, butter, melted, eggs, vanilla, almond extract, milk chocolate (gharadelli ships 11.05 oz), white chocolate, double chocolate

fresh pomegranate juice, lime juice, simple syrup, sheets gelatin , sponged, egg whites, room temperature, butter, sugar, all-purpose flour , sifted, vanilla extract, paper fortunes

white beans (great northern, navy, butter or cannellini beans), flaked whole grain cereal (such as wheaties or total), white flour, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, egg, brown sugar, canola oil, pure vanilla extract, low-fat ricotta cheese, cinnamon sugar , for dusting

granulated sugar, cocoa powder, butter, canned evaporated milk, salt, quick cooking oats, flaked coconut, peanut butter, vanilla extract

sugar, shortening (half butter is great also), eggs, vanilla, applesauce (about 1 3/4 cup), flour, quick-cooking oats, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom (marvelous) (optional), salt, semi-sweet chocolate chips, nuts (optional)

whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, great northern bean, cooked and cooled, butter, melted, brown sugar , firmly packed, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, semi-sweet chocolate chips, old fashioned oats, flaked coconut, pecans, chopped

old fashioned oats, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, canned great northern bean (drained , reserve bean liquid), butter (or substitute ), light brown sugar, eggs, pure vanilla extract, raisins (for variety) or 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (for variety)