Melt In Your Mouth Butter Cookies Recipe 465

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH BUTTER COOKIES RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Combine the plain flour, corn flour, pudding powder and baking powder and sift through a sieve. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter and icing sugar until fluffy and pale. Mix in the vanilla extract. Sift in the flour mixture. Beat at low speed with an electric mixer. Remember to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula. Lightly knead into a dough. Wrap with a plastic film and roll into a tube in 1 1/2-inch thickness. Wrap it up and refrigerate for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until it's workable. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking trays with baking paper. Remove the dough from refrigerator. Slice into 1/4 inch-thick portions. Place each portion in single layer on the lined trays, each at least 1/2 inch apart. Use a lightly greased fork to gently press the small dough. Bake in preheated oven, for about 15 minutes, or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and let them sit for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack until completely cooled down.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter or margarine (and yes margarine does work beautifully! I can see some people raising their eyebrows!) with sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla and mix.
• Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
• At this point you can either roll out and cut with cookie cutters or roll dough into 1 inch balls and flatten on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375F for 6 to 8 minutes until set, NOT brown.
• Mix icing ingredients together and ice cookies once cooled.

MELT-IN-YA-MOUTH SWEDISH BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour and sugar into a bowl.
• Mix the egg yolks, butter and extract in separate bowl.
• Slowly add flour and sugar a bit a time, mixing the mixture with your fingertips.
• Fource dough through a press or roll balls and flatten or make snakes (whatever you wish) onto grease trays.
• Bake in a moderate oven (180C/350F) for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Keep in air-tight container.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and extracts. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Decorate as desired.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH COOKIES II

Steps:

• Mix together butter with 1/2 cup white sugar.
• In a separate bowl, mix 1 cup white sugar with 2 tablespoons of molasses. Add to the butter/sugar mixture. Add one egg and and vanilla. Then slowly add salt and baking soda. Stir in flour and chocolate chips.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 9 minutes and enjoy!

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH COOKIES III

Steps:

• Combine the butter, flour and confectioners' sugar together. At first it will have a pie crust consistency. Roll into one large log and wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap. Chill for at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Slice chilled log into 1/4 inch thick slices. Place cookies on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until edges just begin to turn golden, about 10 minutes. Watch carefully so they don't burn.