Butter cookies—also known as Dutch biscuits—are delicious, crispy cookies that are quick and easy to make. Even better, the recipe only uses pantry staples! These Butter Cookies have such a light texture that they almost melt in your mouth!

Ingredients of Butter Cookies

  1. Prepare 227 grams of unsalted butter.
  2. It's 3/4 cup of caster sugar.
  3. It's 1/4 tsp of salt.
  4. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
  5. You need 1 large of egg yolk.
  6. You need 2 cup of all purpose flour.

Butter Cookies step by step

  1. Beat the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla together until smooth and creamy.
  2. Mix in the egg yoke until well incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl at least once.
  3. Scrap onto a lightly floured board and knead a few times, just until the dough smooths out.
  4. Add the flour and mix just until incorporated.
  5. Turn onto a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a log, wrap up and refrigerate for several hours or freeze.
  6. Before baking, preheat the oven to 163 c.
  7. Line your baking sheets with parchment.
  8. Slice the dough into slices about 1/8" thick and place them on the sheets about an inch apart.
  9. Bake until just beginning to turn golden around the edges, about 16-18 minutes.

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