Description
Whip up simple, delicious butter cookies with just three ingredients. Perfect for a quick sweet treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream softened butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add flour, mixing until just combined.
- Roll dough into small balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass or fork.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For best results, use softened but not melted butter.
- Do not overmix the dough after adding the flour.
- Cookies will firm up as they cool.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 18mg
Keywords: butter cookies, 3 ingredient cookies, easy cookies, simple cookies