The Search for the Perfect Butter Cookie Recipes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Choose a recipe from below and combine ingredients.  Bake in the oven for 7-10 minutes, or until the edges of the cookie are golden brown.  Enjoy!

Butter Cookie 1: Great crumby texture, could use more flavor

• 1 lb unsalted butter, room temp
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt

Butter Cookie 2: Great flavor, more like a sugar cookie in texture

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg, room temp
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• few drops of lemon juice

Butter Cookie 3:  needs more flavor, more like a sugar cookie in texture

• 1 cup crisco shortening, room temp
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg, room temp
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• few drops of lemon juice

Butter Cookie 4: great crumb texture and flavor

• 1 cup crisco shortening, room temp
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg, room temp
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• few drops of lemon juice

Butter Cookie 5: needs more flavor, more like a sugar cookie in texture

• 1 cup crisco, room temp
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg, room temp
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• few drops lemon juice

Butter Cookie 6: not a great texture, ok flavor

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• few drops lemon juice

Jam Thumbprints and Chocolate Kiss Cookies

• Pick your favorite butter cookie recipe.
• Place a Hershey’s Kiss in center of cookie

OR

• Make a small indentation in the center with your thumb and fill with a small amount of your favorite jam

Peanut Butter & Jam Thumbprints and Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Cookies

• Pick your favorite butter cookie recipe.
• Add 1/2 cup peanut butter to the batter
• Place a Hershey’s Kiss in center of cookie

OR

• Make a small indentation in the center with your thumb and fill with a small amount of your favorite jam