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Butterball Cookie Recipe

Butterball Cookie Recipe

These butterball cookies are buttery, sweet, and incredibly easy.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48 small cookies

Equipment

  • 1 small cookie scoop
  • baking sheet
  • parchment paper
  • silicone baking mat

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
  • ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ¼ cup confectioners' sugar to roll the cookies in

Instructions
 

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer using a paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs, vanilla, and almond extract to the butter mixture. Beat until smooth.
  • Remove the bowl from the mixer and sift in the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Beat the flour mixture in until smooth.
  • Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, up to overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  • Use a small cookie scoop to shape the cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Arrange on the prepared baking sheet, leaving roughly 2 inches between cookies.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to fully cool.
  • Roll in powdered sugar.

Notes

Once scooped, you can freeze the cookies on trays, then put the frozen cookies in a freezer bag and store frozen for up to a month. You can then bake them cookies once you're ready to eat them.
Keyword powdered sugar
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