Butter Cookies

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This simple butter cookies recipe can be used in a cookie press, made as a drop cookie, or shaped into a roll and sliced. There is no special cookie recipe for a cookie press — any stiff butter type of cookie can be used! Just be sure to chill it thoroughly so it keeps its shape while baking.

Submitted by Ceil Wallace
Updated on December 11, 2023
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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Additional Time:
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 40 mins
Servings:
36
Yield:
3 dozen
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 36 servings

  • 1 cup butter

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 1 large egg

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and salt in a separate bowl; add to butter mixture and mix to form a dough. Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour.

  2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Chill two cookie sheets.

  3. Transfer chilled dough to a cookie press; press out onto chilled cookie sheets.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden at the edges, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.

    a plate of spritz cookies made into rectangular shapes with the cookie press
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

103 Calories
5g Fat
13g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 36
Calories 103
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g 7%
Saturated Fat 3g 17%
Cholesterol 19mg 6%
Sodium 55mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 13g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 1g 2%
Calcium 4mg 0%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 14mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.