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Classic Butter Cookies II
SUBMITTED BY:
Heidi
PHOTO BY:
SUGARPLUMSCOOKIES
"Simple and tasteful is always a classic."
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Original recipe yield 3 to 4 dozen
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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DIRECTIONS
Cream the butter until light. Gradually add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and almond extract.
Gradually blend in the flour. Cover and chill dough for at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes, using lightly floured cookie cutters. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired.
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Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2007 by luvmyohana
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luvmyohana
Jan. 21, 2007
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!
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Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2006 by
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Dec. 30, 2006
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!
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These were great. I was able to cut out immediately without refrigerating and that means a...
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Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2004 by LINANGEL72
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LINANGEL72
Dec. 25, 2004
Very good butter cookie. Easy to make. I too added vanilla instead of the almond extract. Would make again.
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Very good butter cookie. Easy to make. I too added vanilla instead of the almond extract. ...
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Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2004 by Joyce
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Joyce
Jan. 2, 2004
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.
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These cookies were deliciously crumbly and buttery. They were a snap to make, with so few...
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Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2007 by
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PrwdMthr
Feb. 14, 2007
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!
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My sister and i made these just yesterday for valentines day and they came out great! They are...
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Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2004 by CRYSTALMARX
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CRYSTALMARX
Dec. 13, 2004
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.
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I just made them for a party, They were great. I used vanilla instead of almond. Also, I...
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Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2007 by 3KIDS5
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3KIDS5
Oct. 25, 2007
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.
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This is the same recipe as Holiday Butter Cookies here. We have made them for the last couple...
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Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2005 by
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Kat
Dec. 23, 2005
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.
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I didn't think these tasted very good at all. My husband said he liked them though. I...
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Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2005 by
KEZ
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KEZ
Nov. 6, 2005
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
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