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Easy Butter Cookie Recipe (3-2-1 Ratio)

Gimme Recipes
Try our easy butter cookie recipe using the classic method of 3-2-1 ratio.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Cookies, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian
Servings 25 cookies
Calories 90 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • INGREDIENTS FOR 3-2-1 BUTTER COOKIE RATIO RECIPE:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup of unsalted butter
  • 1/2 confectioners sugar
  • INGREDIENTS FOR BUTTER COOKIES IN GRAMS:
  • 240 grams all-purpose
  • 225 grams butter at room temperature
  • 60 grams confectioners sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 175°C ( 350°F). Place the oven rack in the middle position.
  • Line a baking pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  • Add the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and mix together using a paddle attachment until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
  • Don’t have a mixer, no worries, use a stand mixer or pulse the butter and sugar with a food processor until a smooth texture is obtained.
  • Add the all-purpose flour to the butter mixture and mix until the dough forms.
  • Turn the cookie dough onto a floured working surface and roll it into a 2-inch log in width or form a slightly flattened square.
  • Cover the shortbread dough with plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour or until the dough is firm.
  • Remove the butter cookie dough from the fridge and cut it into 1/2-inch thick round discs or using a rolling pin sheet out the dough until bout 1/2 inch thick.
  • Place cut cookie dough discs onto a baking tray separating them about 1/2 inch apart. If using a cookie cutter, cut out the pieces of dough.
  • Place the baking tray into the oven and bake for approximately 15-18 minutes or until the butter cookies are a light golden color.
  • Cool the cookies onto a wire rack for 20 minutes before serving.
  • Store in an airtight container and keep for 2 weeks.
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