In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt.
In a medium bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter and sugar until light.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
Ingredients of Butter Cookies
- Prepare 50 grams of Butter (unsalted or cultured).
- It's 50 grams of White or powdered sugar.
- It's 1/2 of Egg.
- It's 130 grams of Cake flour.
Butter Cookies instructions
- Combine softened butter, sugar, egg and sifted cake flour in a bowl in that order, and mix..
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour..
- If you are making a chocolate version, use 115 g of cake flour and add 15 g of cocoa..
- Roll the dough out to 4mm thick, and cut the cookies into whatever shapes you like. Bake for around 15 minutes in a 340F/170℃ oven..
- For icebox cookies: After you have made the dough in Step 1, roll into a tube and chill in the freezer. After it has hardened, coat the outside in granulated sugar..
- Cut the dough into 5 mm slices and line them up on a baking tray. Make a slight indentation in the middle. Bake for around 18 minutes in a 340F/170℃ oven..
- They're done. I used a cat-shaped cutter, so I drew the faces on them with chocolate..
- This is an icebox cookie version. They are simple and delicious..
It had to be buttery, a little crumbly (like shortbread), and not too sweet. I think these are the Worlds Best Butter Cookie, courtesy of Chef Alice Medrich. Prepare cookies as directed above omitting frosting. Tint with food color, if des Directions. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients.
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