These old-fashioned butter cookies are thin wafers with a signature lightly browned edge all around. This is a classic cookie recipe that will take you back to your childhood. They take just minutes to mix and bake from start to finish!
These are wonderful as they are, and they would make fabulous little sandwich cookies with a filling of jam or chocolate icing or ganache.
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These delicate little butter cookies are best known for their wafer-like appearance and lightly browned edge.
- Prep Time: 9 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 4 dozen cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies, Butter Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (7 ounces)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat until well blended.
- Add the flour and salt. With the mixer on low speed, beat until well mixed.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges.
- Remove the cookies to racks to cool.
