Simple and tasteful is always a classic.
These were great. I was able to cut out immediately without refrigerating and that means a lot to me. As usual, I rolled out dough between two sheets of wax paper and then cut out the cookies. This saves adding lots of flour during the rolling and makes things a lot easier all around. Thanks for a great recipe!
Read MoreI didn't think these tasted very good at all. My husband said he liked them though. I thought they tasted like flour. I used real butter too. I don't know maybe they need more sugar or something. When the dough is chilled it's pretty hard but it gets sticky real fast when you are working with it. It also doesn't make a whole lot of cookies. I'm not going to use this recipe again, and in the morning I'm going to go to the store to get more butter to make different cookies since I don't want to serve these to my family for Christmas Eve.
Read More These were great. I was able to cut out immediately without refrigerating and that means a lot to me. As usual, I rolled out dough between two sheets of wax paper and then cut out the cookies. This saves adding lots of flour during the rolling and makes things a lot easier all around. Thanks for a great recipe!
We always enjoy butter cookies after dinner with a good cup of coffee. These cookies were the best. I used just a bit more sugar, afterall, they are butter cookies not sugar, and used vanilla instead of almond extract and instead of chilling the dough, I made little balls and smashed them with the bottom of a sugared cup, they baked well, and my family loves them! Thank you for the very simple and GREAT recipe!
Very good butter cookie. Easy to make. I too added vanilla instead of the almond extract. Would make again.
My sister and i made these just yesterday for valentines day and they came out great! They are very easy to make. They do not spread so u can put a lot on one pan.the dough is easy to work with! They have a simple taste, like a butter cookie. They are very good. Absolutely perfect with the cookie icing on this site. The cookie was not super sweet, but with the icing (which hardens to stackability) it gives it the perfect level of sweetness. Thanks for this recipe!! Very yummy! I like them even w/o icing. You could have them plain w/ tea or something. the cookie comes out white, pretty for decorating!
I love this recipe, it is really simple and the cookies turn out GREAT! I replaced the almond extract with vanilla essence though.
I didn't think these tasted very good at all. My husband said he liked them though. I thought they tasted like flour. I used real butter too. I don't know maybe they need more sugar or something. When the dough is chilled it's pretty hard but it gets sticky real fast when you are working with it. It also doesn't make a whole lot of cookies. I'm not going to use this recipe again, and in the morning I'm going to go to the store to get more butter to make different cookies since I don't want to serve these to my family for Christmas Eve.
This is the same recipe as Holiday Butter Cookies here. We have made them for the last couple generations in my family and Christmas wouldn't be the same without them. They hold a cookie cutter very well but not stamps. They must really be iced or else they are very bland. I use the powdered sugar/milk/vanilla mixture for my icing...although they don't look nearly as pretty as the picture above.
These cookies were deliciously crumbly and buttery. They were a snap to make, with so few ingredients. My family snatched them up as soon as I took them out of the oven. Thanks for a great recipe, Heidi.
I just made them for a party, They were great. I used vanilla instead of almond. Also, I used my cookie press, and it worked great.
I will never use another recipe for cut out cookies again!!! =) I've tried several different recipes over the last few years for Christmas cookies and this is by far thee BEST tasting cookie!
This is a fantastic recipe! Very easy to make and delicious! I iced mine with a simple water, food coloring and icing sugar mixture, and everyone at my son's preschool gobbled them up.
We made a triple batch for a holiday Share Our Strength bake sale. They were easy to work with and turned out beautiful. We needed something simple and quick because we only had 6 hours to get the items ready for sale. Each batch was a different color since we didn't have the time to frost that number of cookies. Simply add a few drops of food coloring to the batch while mixing until you reach desired shade. We used yellow, red and green. Yellow for stars, red for ornaments and green for trees. Sprinkled them with matching colored sugar for each one as soon as they came out of the oven. These were the ONLY item to completely sell out. Thanks Heidi for helping feed hungry kids!
Exactly as the title says - classic butter cookies. If that is what you are looking for, this is a great recipe.
These seem like they are missing something. All you can taste is margarine and that combined with the almond extract does not taste good to me. Maybe you need to use real butter.
These cookies are delicious. I have made them several times. I also substituted vanilla for almond. If the dough seems sticky and sticks to your roller, add more flour and it should do the trick.
great cookie recipe, fast and easy and not that many ingrediants wich is nice when the kids ask mommy for homemade cookies, and then can be decorated at your choice. i'm sure gonna use this for the holiday's.
Simple recipe; great for baking with toddlers! I put in 3/4C of sugar instead of 1/2C; just perfect for our sweet tooth! 8 minutes in the oven was good enough- The cookies came out nice and soft and just a touch brown on the bottom. We used this recipe for Valentine's Day's Cut-outs, but we'll probably be using this for every holiday!
These are very good. I have been searching for a butter cookie texture that has a little more density to it. I was able to work with this one to achieve what I needed. Just a note regarding the cooling of the dough and becoming difficult to work with once it warms up. I keep a giant bag of peas in my freezer to use for bumps & bruises etc. When I work with a batter like this that needs to be cooled, just before I take it out of the fridge to roll out & shape I take the big bag of peas and rub the counter with it and then just let it rest for a couple minutes and just put them back in the freezer. It will really help to keep the dough workable. If rolling out on parchment paper you can use the peas again to keep the work surface cold.
not great. just baked some, intended to surprise my husband on special day but now i had to just crush the cookies for cheesecake base (along with butter, sugar, oats and cinnamon to make up for the lack of flavor). very disappointed. maybe it's meant to go with icing or jams. w/o additional flavor or sweetness these are just flour.
These were good. I did find that I had to chill the dough for about an hour and a half and it was still a bit difficult to roll out but a bit of extra kneading sorted that out. My daughter's boyfriend is chief taster in our house and he loved them. I made these yesterday and there's only about half a dozen left. Will definitely make again
I loved this recipe and it was perfect for teaching my two year old about cookies cutters and shape, we had such fun, thank you. It was very very tasty too.
These cookies were great! I made a triple batch and cut them out into halloween shapes. We frosted and decorated them and had enough for all my kids' classes and extras for at home. I rolled them out fairly thin (less than 1/4") but they were not too crunchy - just right. They held their shape great and didn't expand the way some cut-outs can. I will make these again for Christmas!
These were so dry, we couldn't even make cookies with them. On the plus side, the dough was really good raw.
An easy and delicious butter cookie! I used vanilla instead of almond (usually goes over better with my family) and rolled the balls in sugar before flattening them.
Delicious! I made a maple glaze with chopped pecans...so good. My daughter, who does not like sweet potato, loved this. :-)
Absolutely delicious! I used vanilla extract instead of almond and they were still quite yummy. My family absolutely loved them. So much so that we're making them for New Year's Eve.
Easy, Fast, makes a Big Batch and Very Delicious!!! I made some for Valentine's day and the dough held the heart shape which looked fabulous! GREAT recipe!!!
These were simple and tasty! I left out the vanilla and refrigerating and they were still great....recipe made a lot, which is a plus...I added sprinkles i had left over on a dozen and it was a nice addition. Thanks for sharing this one!!
If you like a very mild cookie, then this is the one for you. They weren't sweet enough for me. I used vanilla extract instead of almond (and used 3/4 tsp) and even added 1/2 cup of graham cracker crumbs on a whim. If I made these again I think I was add at least 1/2 cup of brown sugar to the mix.
This cookie was perfect. My nearly four year old was able to roll it out (after a little bit of kneading on my part), push in the cutter and lift the cookie to the tray with minimal distortion and no difficulties on her part. She is incredibly proud of her accomplishment and the cookies taste FANTASTIC! Thank you Heidi for such a simple but delicious cookie.
this recipe was really easy, i didnt really like them myself because i just dont have a taste for them, but however the rest of the family loved them! great job
My husband really liked these cookies. He said they were the best i have ever made!
I think it's great! Being as new as I am in the baking arena... I had no problem at all. These cookies were just great. I may add a little sugar next time; otherwise, they are delicious!
Nice quick and easy. I thought they were a little bland, but I also have a big sweet tooth.
I don't know what went wrong here. I followed the recipe, but added a little more sugar after reading some of the reviews. I refrigerated it overnight, and when it came time to roll out the dough and use the cookie cutters, I had a big mess on my hands. The dough was gooey and sticky and trying to make shapes with the cookie cutters was impossible. I finally managed to make six round cookies, which I baked as a test run to see if I wanted to bother working with the rest of the dough. I tasted one when it was finished, and it wasn't good. It tasted overwhelmingly of flour, and that's it. Despite the extra sugar I added, it still wasn't very sweet, it was just very bland. I decided I couldn't serve these (I was making them for my niece's grad party) and put the rest of the dough down the garbage disposal. I just can't understand why my dough ended up so sticky and unworkable when others seemed to have no trouble with it.
My brother wanted me to make raspberry tarts for him (lindzer tarts), and he specifically told me not to make anything too sweet. This recipe was perfect for the cookies. They came out great, and he wants me to make more for the upcoming Easter Holiday. Thank you for a great recipe Heidi!
This recipe was amazing, and very easy to make. My kids helped me make and decorate these... big mistake - we ate half of them before we had a chance to put on icing! :)
I too, substituted the vanilla extract for the almond and these turned out AWESOME! VERY good recipe!
Made excellent cookies..very tasty! I did have to use a good bit of flour to keep the dough from sticking causing them to taste alittle floury. Next time I will dust with alittle powdered sugar in the flour!!
To me these cookies tasted pretty plain. An overall easy recipe to make, but I thought that they were missing something. Next time I might substitute lemon extract for the vanilla to give them more flavor. I also double the recipe to expedite my baking time. I wouldn't recommend it.
This turnd out to be a really good cookie. I used this recipe for a bridal shower and wedding favors. I made them into large cookie lollipops cut into different shapes (wedding theme). Everyone loved them and could not stop talking about how good the cookies were. This recipe is a winner....very buttery. Thanks again.
This is NOT a recipe for making cut out cookies! I chose this because of the sample photo, of "cookie cutter cookies". The end result was tasty, but the cookies just crumble away. Impossible to use as a cut out.
This butter cookie is not what i think it will be. The dough is too dry that it falls apart. I did add some milk to make it moist that i can make it in to one big ball before chill in fridge. After baking, it come out ok but to me it's taste not sweet and taste like flour. Not taste like other butter cookie. I think it's good for sugar frosting.
This was a simple and tasty recipe. Made it for a function and everyone enjoyed them. Will make again!
great recipe not too sweet and very crunchy , you can roll it out thin! and can decorate just fine with royal icing.Thanks
easy recipe to follow,they tasted ok.kids rated the taste .they were just ok to me.not the best that i have tasted
These turned out perfectly! They were so easy to make - I will definitely be making these again! I loved the hint of almond. Thanks for the recipe!
i am making this recipe right now. i have the dough chilling and i had to add a bit more sugar. so far the dough seems really good. hope it tastes as good as it looks after making the cookies a few times. i found them to be a little too moist and kept falling apart. not a very good recipe
Great cookie recipe and easy to make. Kids had a blast cutting them out and frosting them with me!!!!
I am obsessed with this recipe!! Super simple and fool proof, turned out amazing. It really is a classic, when my family ate it we all had great nostalgia! I especially loved how it was crunchy from the outside but soft and warm from the inside. Tips: 1) Make sure your roll out your dough thinly. The thicker you make your dough the less sugary the cookie comes out. 2) Add confectioners/ powdered sugar on top after they bake. They don't need any icing or frosting! 3) Make sure you're working in a cold area. After a while the dough was super fussy and horrible to work with because it was quite hot in the room. 4) Take your time because you'll work in batches. 5) Do it with the family !!
I didn't have any almond flavor, so I just used vanilla and everyone loved them...very easy to make!
These cookies are great. They're not too sweet, and cut out fairly well. I had to chill my dough several times while cutting out shapes though. Guess I'll just have to be a little quicker in the future. :)
These were great! Love it! I too added vanilla zucker instead of the almond. Solo me falta decorarlas :)
This recipe was great! Cookies baked well and were delicious! I did use vanilla extract instead of almond.
Thank you for a great recipe my co workers loved it.
