Recipes Desserts Cookies Refrigerator Cookie Recipes Butter Cookies 4.2 (303) 250 Reviews 44 Photos 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. Recipe by Ceil Wallace Updated on July 14, 2022 Save Saved! View All Saved Items Rate Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Add Photo 44 44 44 44 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 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt Directions 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. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Chill two cookie sheets. Transfer chilled dough to a cookie press; press out onto chilled cookie sheets. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden at the edges, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool. ". Kaley_Rae I Made It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 103 Calories 5g Fat 13g Carbs 1g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label 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 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. Powered by the ESHA Research Database © 2018, ESHA Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved