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Holland Butter Cookies

Name: Holland Butter Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24 servings.
Cuisine: Europe
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg, separated, room temperature; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup unblanched almonds

1 review

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 25 min.

Makes

24 servings

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023

My great-grandmother's Holland butter cookies have been passed down in my family from generation to generation. This recipe uses only five ingredients that are usually already in the house. For different holidays, I swap the almonds for cherries, walnuts or ginger. —Tineke De Rosa, Blairstown, New Jersey

Holland Butter Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, separated, room temperature
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unblanched almonds

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolk. Gradually beat in flour. Press dough into a greased 13x9-in. pan. Score dough into 24 square or diamond bars. Brush egg white over bars. Gently press one almond into the center of each bar.

Bake until lightly browned, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before cutting into bars. Cool completely in pan.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie : 118 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 28mg cholesterol, 64mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.