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3 ingredient Butter Cookies
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3 ingredient Butter Cookies

These 3 ingredient Butter Cookies is absolute melt in your mouth deliciousness. It is super easy to make and has an irresistibly rich buttery flavour and a light crisp texture.
Course Cookies
Cuisine Denmark
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chilling 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 15 cookies

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric
  • 1 cup butter softened SEE NOTE 1
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 cups cake / all-purpose flour SEE NOTE 2

Instructions

  • Beat the butter and sugar for about 5 minutes until pale, light and fluffy. SEE NOTE 3
  • Sift the flour into the beaten butter mixture and mix gently to combine forming a soft dough.
  • Wrap the dough in clear wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. SEE NOTE 4
  • Remove from the refrigerator and turn out the dough to onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out to ¼ inch (6mm) thick. Adjust your baking time if you roll out thinner (less baking time) or thicker (more baking time) than suggested in the recipe. Cut into any shape you prefer.
  • Place the cutout shapes onto a baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes in a preheated oven of 320°F ( 160°C) until golden brown. SEE NOTE 5

Notes

  1. For the best texture and flavour, it is best that you use butter instead of margarine. Using butter creates a richer tasting bake. The butter should soft, but not melted. Take the butter out of the fridge at least an hour before baking.
  2. I use cake flour for this recipe. However, if you are unable to get cake flour in the country in which you live, then you can go ahead and use all-purpose flour.
  3. Cream the butter and sugar well. It should be beaten with an electric mixer for about 5 to 8 minutes. The mixture should have a pale, fluffy appearance after beating. Creaming the mixture helps to aerate the dough. This creates a lighter and crisp baked cookie. If the mixture is not well creamed, the cookies will be heavy and dense.
  4. It needs to be refrigerated for about 30 minutes before cutting into shapes. Refrigerating the dough firms it up and makes it easier to cut and shape. Dust the cutters with flour to create neat shapes.
  5. Bake the cookies until just golden brown and lightly browned around the edges. once the cookies are done baking, remove it from the oven, but allow to cool on the baking sheet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 7g | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
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