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Mom's Buttermilk Cookies Recipe

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Jane Darling of Simi Valley, California shares her mother's recipe for these comforting "cookie pillows". The tender treats are jazzed up with thick frosting and a sprinkling of chopped walnuts.

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Mom's Buttermilk Cookies Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 18 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
FROSTING:
3 tablespoons butter, softened
3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. 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 the frosting, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla in a bowl; beat until smooth. Frost the cookies; sprinkle with chopped walnuts if desired. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 268 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 184 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Mom's Buttermilk Cookies in Quick Cooking January/February 2000, p46

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Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2012 by 6foreverpaws

These are the best tasting cookie. I made these cookies for our work christmas cookie exchange and they were a huge success. They are good anytime of the year.

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2012 by thestoys

My family and I loved this recipe...infact we have very rigid dietary restrictions and I used egg replacer and gluten free flour and added peppermint to the frosting, we then used sprinkles instead of nuts and they are a huge hit!!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2011 by Malaremaloo

These are one of my most requested cookies. Instead of nuts I put sprinkles on top.

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2011 by sarahdraper08

I had leftover buttermilk and thought I'd try this very simple recipe. There is nothing special about it. Very plain.

Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2010 by GingerBonnet

Feedback was good, but not great- got some complaints that it was a little too sweet.

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2010 by Cupcake-Princess

Yum! I've been making these cookies ever since I saw it in the Quick Cooking magazine when I was little. I keep the cookies the same, but for the frosting I made my own up. Here it is.........

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tbsp. buttermilk

1/2 tsp. vanilla

all you do is beat it up like the recipe says.