Butter Cookies I

24 Reviews

“Butter rich cookies.” - by Chelsea Cliff

Ingredients

1 cup butter
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs

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Original recipe yields 6 dozen

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat and add 2 cups of the flour and the sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time until well blended. Slowly mix in the remaining 2 cups of flour.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 of an inch. Cut cookies using cookie cutters and place 1 1/2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until brown at the edges.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (72 total)

Calories
72 cal
4%

Fat
2.8 g
4%

Carbs
10.9 g
4%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Jacqueline J. Buell

Dec. 23, 2003

"Although the recipe was easy to make, my cookies turned out hard. We like our cookies soft. Any suggestions on how to do this? I/we really like the flavour of this recipe and I would like to use it ag..." See moreain. Thanks for submitting it."

Bonnie

Dec. 23, 2003

"The dough was very easy to roll and cut, and not having to chill made this recipe easy and quick to prepare. I baked for less time for a more tender cookie, and frosted for valentine's day. Adding v..." See moreanilla or almond extract would probably make a more flavorful cookie, but these weren't too bad. Husband and kids loved them."

AYA_CHAN

Dec. 23, 2003

"this recipe was quite easy to make but the end result was REALLY DISGUSTING. the cookies were rock hard and they were too sweet. i'd try making it again but i'd rather spend my time and efforts trying..." See more to find a better recipe."

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