Butter Cookies. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the sugar mixture.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt. In a medium bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter and sugar until light. It had to be buttery, a little crumbly (like shortbread), and not too sweet. You can have Butter Cookies using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Butter Cookies

It's 1/2 Cup of Butter Softened -.
Prepare 1/4 Cup of Castor Sugar -.
Prepare 1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar -.
Prepare 50 ml of Yogurt (Hung Curd) -.
It's 2 Cups of All purpose Flour -.
It's 1 tbsp of Vanilla -.
Prepare 1 tsp of Baking Powder -.
You need 1/4 tsp of Salt.

I think these are the Worlds Best Butter Cookie, courtesy of Chef Alice Medrich. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, So, so, so good. I made the ice box version because it's so quick.

Butter Cookies instructions

Combine the softened butter and both sugars in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy..
Add the yogurt and vanilla. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed..
Add flour, baking powder and the salt; beat at low speed until well mixed..
Divide dough into two parts and flatten slightly. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate 2-3 hours or until firm..
Once chilled, roll out the dough into 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters..
Place the cookies into cookie sheets and bake at 150 degrees for 8-12 minutes until the edges are golden brown..
Let the cookies cool in a wire rack till completely cool..

Used colored sugar to make them pretty. I really need to find an easy to use cookie press because I'd love to make the spritz version. I love to bake cookies and these are just rocking butter cookies. You cannot go wrong with this cookie batter recipe. Prepare cookies as directed above omitting frosting.