Best Butter Cookies

Here’s a classic recipe for rich, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth Butter Cookies 🍪✨

🧈 Best Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp salt

Optional: sugar for rolling, chocolate drizzle, or sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
   • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar
   • Beat softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy (2–3 minutes).
3. Add egg and vanilla
   • Mix until fully incorporated.
4. Mix dry ingredients
   • Whisk flour and salt together.
   • Gradually add to butter mixture until dough comes together.
5. Shape cookies
   • Roll into 1-inch balls.
   • Flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass or fork.
   • Optional: sprinkle sugar on top for extra crunch.
6. Bake
   • Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
   • Do not overbake — cookies should remain pale and soft in the center.
7. Cool
   • Let cookies cool on baking sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

Tips

• Use real butter for the best flavor.
• Chill dough 30 minutes for thicker cookies.
• For extra elegance, drizzle melted chocolate or dip half the cookie.
• Store in an airtight container — they stay soft and buttery for up to a week.

If you want, I can also give a quick 5-ingredient version or decorated holiday butter cookies recipe.