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Easy Butter Cookie

This Easy Butter Cookie recipe is one of my favorite cookie recipes of all time. 

This is a version of Easy Butter Cookies by JennyA

“This recipe originally called for oil but I prefer to use only butter.”

Easy Butter Cookie

Charly Recipe by Charly

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Prep Time

10min

Total Time

30min

Servings

48cookies

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Ingredients

  • 1/2  cup sugar
  • 1/2  cup powdered sugar
  • 1  cup butter, softened
  • 1  egg
  • 2 1/2  cups All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2  teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4  teaspoon salt
  • Colored Sugar for Decorating

Directions

  1. In large bowl, beat sugar, powdered sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add egg; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.

  2. Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in decorator sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350°F. for 7 to 12 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.

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    star 12/14/09 by kimitaylor

    This recipe calls for adding cream of tartar but does not say how much?

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