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basic butter cookie recipe

Elizabeth33 avatar
Recipe by
Joanne Hendriksen
@Elizabeth33

This basic recipe for is for butter cookies is versatile with a variety of chips added.(Chocolate Chips, Butterscotch Chips, etc.

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yield 12 -15
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For basic butter cookie recipe

  • 3 c
    unbleached white flour
  • 1 stick
    softened butter
  • 1 c
    warm water
  • 2 c
    white sugar
  • 1/3 c
    instant oats
  • 1
    egg

How To Make basic butter cookie recipe

  • 1
    Put 1/3 Oatmeal in mixing bowl. Allow butter to reach room temperature, while set aside.
  • 2
    Add sugar, flour, baking powder and mix.
  • 3
    Fork butter into sugar. Add egg. Mix shaping into 2 inch balls.
  • 4
    Press into baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake At 350 degrees. For 20-25 minutes. Then remove from oven, cool 5 minutes and lift with spacula onto serving tray.
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