Crispy Butter Cookies 香脆牛油饼干
These butter cookies are slightly sweet and buttery with wondefully crisp edges. They can be used in a cookie press or as drop cookies. These crispy butter cookies are so good, it's just impossible to stop after eating one!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 72 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups butter (454g, room temperature)
- 1 1/3 cups white sugar (270g)
- 2 eggs (A grade, room temperature)
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (590g)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Place the sifted all-purpose flour into a medium bowl. Then add in the salt.
- 2
Using a whisk, stir it well and set aside.
- 3
Next put the softened butter into the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat the butter until it's just creamy and smooth (optional).
- 4
Add in the white sugar. Then cream the butter and sugar on medium high until it's light and fluffy.
- 5
Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- 6
Then add the vanilla extract. You can actually substitute with lemon or almond extracts if desire.
- 7
Gradually add in the flour.
- 8
Starting on low speed, mix the flour into the sugar mixture. And we're done!
- 9
Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour along with 2 cookie sheets. This will make it easier to work with. When the dough is chilled, it will not spread as much while baking.
- 10
Right before baking, preheat oven to 180 degree C (350 degree F). Place oven rack in the centre of the oven.
- 11
Fill your cookie press with chilled dough.
- 12
Then press the cookies onto ungreased chilled cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
- 13
Decorate the cookies by placing decorative chocolate chips in the centre.
- 14
Bake the cookies in the preheated oven until they are slightly golden on the edges, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- 15
Remove the cookie sheet to cool on wire rack once cookies are baked, about 3 minutes.
- 16
Then transfer the cookies onto wire rack to cool completely.
- 17
These great simple crispy butter cookies are not too sweet but nice and buttery. They are very nice served with a cup of good quality tea.
- 18
They can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature for several weeks. A perfect addition for any festive snacks!