Print Options

Back to Decorated Butter Cookies >

Include these items:

Select reviews >

Taste of Home Logo

Decorated Butter Cookies

Decorated Butter Cookies
Tender, crisp and flavorful, these versatile cookies from Doris Schumacher of Brookings, South Dakota can be decorated to suit any season or occasion. "Or you can just frost them lightly and top with toasted coconut," she notes.
24 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Colored sprinkles, colored sugar, ground nuts and/or chocolate sprinkles

Directions

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat
  • in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda
  • and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and
  • refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
  • Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  • Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar; sprinkle with sprinkles,
  • colored sugar or nuts.
  • Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove
  • to wire racks to cool. Yield: 4 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 142 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013

2 of 2

Decorated Butter Cookies (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 147 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013