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3 Ingredient Butter Cookies easy cookie recipes 3 ingredients

I bake these 3 ingredient butter cookies when the day feels busy and I still want warm cookies on the table. The dough comes together fast with soft butter, sugar, and flour. The scent fills the kitchen and I swear time slows in a good way. I learned this trick from a friend who swears by simple bakes. We sip tea. We press the dough with a fork. We talk about how a small batch can lift a mood. The edges turn light gold and the centers stay tender. I take a taste and the crumb melts and I grin like a kid. If you love easy cookie recipes 3 ingredients, you will see why these win. They fit the butter cookies recipe easy crowd and the cookies easy recipe group. They tick the box for easy cookies recipe and the no butter cookie recipe folks can swap in plant fat and keep going. Fans who search cps butter cookie recipe find the same cozy bite here. For anyone who craves delicious cookie recipes, this one keeps life simple and sweet.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keywords: butter cookies, butter cookies recipe easy, cookies easy recipe, cps butter cookie recipe, delicious cookie recipes, easy cookie recipes 3 ingredients, easy cookies recipe, holiday cookies, no butter cookie recipe, shortbread style cookies, simple baking, three ingredient cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Author: Linda

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened 227 g
  • 1 and 2 3 cup granulated sugar 100 g
  • 2 cups all purpose flour 240 g
  • Optional small pinch fine salt
  • Optional 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Optional coarse sugar for topping

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 F and line two sheet pans with parchment.
  2. Beat butter with sugar in a bowl until smooth and creamy.
  3. Add flour and mix until a soft dough forms and the bowl looks clean.
  4. Rest dough for 5 minutes so the flour relaxes.
  5. Scoop dough into 24 small balls and place on pans.
  6. Press each ball with a fork for a simple crisscross and sprinkle coarse sugar if you like.
  7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges look pale gold.
  8. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes then move to a rack and let set.