Soft Buttermilk Cookies Recipes

SOFT BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and mix well.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• For frosting, combine butter, sugar, milk and vanilla in a mixing bowl; beat until smooth. Frost cookies; sprinkle with walnuts if desired.

SOFT BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition (batter will be moist)., Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. , Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

MOM'S BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For frosting, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over cookies; if desired, sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

SOFT BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in dry ingredients. Add enough of the buttermilk to moisten the dough and make it soft, not wet.
• Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls and place on a ungreased cookie sheet. With a brush or fingers, moisten the top of each cookie with the remaining buttermilk and slightly flatten the top of each cookie. Sprinkle with raw sugar or colored sprinkles. You can also roll the cookies in the sugar sprinkles before baking.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until pale golden. Make sure you don't overcook or it won't be chewy! Let stand for 2 minutes before removing to cool on a rack.

BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Make cookies:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter 2 large baking sheets.
• Whisk together flour, zest, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Mix in flour mixture and buttermilk alternately in batches at low speed, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until smooth.
• Drop level tablespoons of dough about 1 1/2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until cookies are puffed and edges are golden, 12 to 15 minutes per batch. Cool cookies on sheets 1 minute, then transfer cookies to racks.
• Glaze cookies:
• Whisk together all glaze ingredients and brush onto tops of warm cookies.
• Let stand until cookies are completely cooled and glaze is set.