Description
These delicious, soft butter cookies are perfect for any occasion and can be easily decorated with sugar for a festive touch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup salted butter (softened)
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1/2 cup coarse white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 °. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Fit an icing/decorating bag with a large open star cake decorating tip and set aside.
- In a large bowl attached to a stand mixer, or using a hand mixer, beat the butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla until fully combined and it’s light and fluffy.
- Add in the flour and mix using the lowest speed until just combined.
- Fill the icing bag with dough 2/3 full. Pipe the dough in 2 inch circles onto the parchment paper.
- Brush each cookie with the cream, then sprinkle the coarse sugar on top.
- Bake in the oven for 14-15 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown on top.
- Remove and cool on the sheets completely.
- Store in a closed container at room temperature for up to 3-5 days, or in the container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Notes
- For best results, use room temperature butter.
- Experiment with different decorating sugars for various effects.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg