Creamy Soft Butter Cookies Recipes

BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Using a cookie press fitted with a heart disk, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set but not brown, 6-8 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For frosting, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach a spreading consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired.

SOFT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and line cookie trays with parchment (if the air temp is on the warmer side, it is a good idea to chill the cookies for 30 minutes before baking, so be sure to plan accordingly).
• In a large bowl, cream the butter & sugar until light and fluffy using a hand mixer.
• Add the egg yolks and vanilla and mix on medium speed until well combined.
• Next, add the flour & salt to the mixture and mix on low speed until large crumbles form.
• Add the 2 tablespoons of milk and mix until the milk is absorbed. If the dough is not sticky, add another TEASPOON of milk until it is sticky and has the consistency of thick buttercream. Avoid using too much milk as this can cause the cookies to spread too much!
• Transfer the dough to an extra large, heavy duty piping bag fitted with a large open star tip.
• Pipe the dough into rosettes by using the following motion; holding the bag upright, pipe the dough onto the tray and pull up slightly, then wrap around the center and pull gently to release.
• Chill if needed.
• Bake in the oven until light golden brown on the edges, about 13 - 15 minutes.
• Allow to fully cool on baking sheet.

CREAMY SOFT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream cream cheese and margarine, until smooth.
• Add sugar, brown sugar, and syrup then beat until smooth.
• Mix in baking soda and flour to form dough.
• Spread onto greased 18"x12" cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown.

SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter and both sugars together.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
• Add baking soda, powder and vanilla.
• Stir in flour.
• Roll into balls, roll in sugar. Flatten cookies, using a fork, in a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 6-7 minutes or adjust to suit your oven and size of cookies!

SOFT AND CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk set aside.
• In a large bowl, blend sugars, using an electric mixer set at medium speed. Add butter, and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping the sides of the bowl. Add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla and mix at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour mixture and mix at low speed until just mixed.
• Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. With a wet fork gently press cookies in a crisscrossed pattern. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until slightly brown along edges.