Italian Butterball Cookies

Rating: 4.62 stars
42 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 28
  • 4 star values: 12
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

These holiday cookies are perfect for people of any age. They are good as a quick snack or dessert. Don't worry, they are not balls of butter. They are smooth, chewy, and delicious cookies. This is an old family recipe that is loved by all. Hopefully you like them too!

By iluvlax

Gallery
3 more images

Recipe Summary

prep:
15 mins
cook:
10 mins
additional:
30 mins
total:
55 mins
Servings:
48
Yield:
48 cookies
Nutrition Info
Advertisement

Ingredients

48
Original recipe yields 48 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

    Advertisement

  • Beat together the butter and 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and mix into the butter mixture until just incorporated. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on the prepared baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart.

  • Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 10 minutes. Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

  • Spread the 1/4 cup confectioners sugar on a plate; roll the cooled cookies in the confectioners' sugar to coat.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
43 calories; protein 0.6g 1% DV; carbohydrates 5.6g 2% DV; fat 2.1g 3% DV; cholesterol 9mg 3% DV; sodium 35.5mg 1% DV. Full Nutrition

Reviews (28)

Read More Reviews

Most helpful positive review

Vonnie
Rating: 5 stars
07/02/2009
Love this recipe. They were very easy to make and eveyone at the party thought they were wonderful. Read More
Helpful
(18)

Most helpful critical review

NA
Rating: 3 stars
12/20/2010
These cookies are nothing like the italian cookies I would get in NY at the bakeries. They taste okay a little on the dry side. Will keep looking for a better recipe. Read More
Helpful
(1)
42 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 28
  • 4 star values: 12
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
Reviews:
Most Helpful Most Positive Least Positive Newest
Vonnie
Rating: 5 stars
07/02/2009
Love this recipe. They were very easy to make and eveyone at the party thought they were wonderful. Read More
Helpful
(18)
teneil76
Rating: 5 stars
04/05/2010
Being married to a man who is 100% Italian brings about challenges when trying to find a "true" Italian recipe. I have had these cookies at various family functions and I have to say that this recipe is as close as it gets! My mother-in-law actually thought that I purchased these from a local Italian market! Excellent recipe and VERY easy to make! Read More
Helpful
(15)
Victor Parrish
Rating: 5 stars
10/06/2009
I needed to make something for a church social with an Italian theme. These were easy and quick. The look and taste great. I doubled the recipe and used a small disher to measure them out. Use a small shalow bowl to "roll" the tops in the powered surgar. I am looking forward to trying them with lemon juice instead of the almond extract as a variant. Read More
Helpful
(13)
Advertisement
sonka
Rating: 4 stars
06/03/2009
Easy to make and tastes great although no matter how I tried I could only get 36 cookies from the recipe not 48 as indicated. Read More
Helpful
(11)
Lynn
Rating: 5 stars
12/14/2009
I added crushed walnuts to the recipie...just like my Italian grandmother used make. Delicious! Read More
Helpful
(9)
ALLISON20
Rating: 5 stars
05/04/2010
These cookies are delicious!! I needed a recipe for an Italian themed youth group dinner and chose this cookie. Fabulous!!!! I did not get 48 cookies out of one batch but 36. Thanks!!!!?I also sifted the confec.sugar over the cookies and they are so pretty!! Read More
Helpful
(6)
Advertisement
l337jacqui
Rating: 5 stars
12/23/2010
these were yummy! i added in mini chocolate chips and chopped maraschino cherries (dried off with a paper towel) to the batter and it adds a little extra yumminess!:) Read More
Helpful
(6)
MGrace
Rating: 5 stars
10/14/2009
My family loved this recipe! PErfect for a get-together! Read More
Helpful
(5)
Amy
Rating: 5 stars
12/24/2009
Delicious and easy! Read More
Helpful
(5)
NA
Rating: 3 stars
12/20/2010
These cookies are nothing like the italian cookies I would get in NY at the bakeries. They taste okay a little on the dry side. Will keep looking for a better recipe. Read More
Helpful
(1)
More Reviews
© Copyright 2020 allrecipes.com. All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.allrecipes.com 10/24/2020