Homemade butter cookies
Homemade butter cookies is a easy French recipe that serves 12. 255 calories per serving. Recipe by LA CUISINE D’AMA on YouTube.
Prep: 20 min | Cook: 32 min | Total: 1 hr 2 min
Cost: $4.15 total, $0.35 per serving
Ingredients
- 2 tasse All-purpose flour (Sift before use)
- 250 g Unsalted butter (At room temperature)
- 0.5 tasse Granulated sugar (Approximately 90 g)
- 0.5 cuillère à café Vanilla extract (Optional)
- 100 g Chocolate chips (Optional, to be added after the flour)
- quelques gouttes Food coloring (red or green) (Optional, for decorating the cookies)
Instructions
Prepare the ingredients
Measure 2 cups of flour, 250 g of butter, ½ cup of sugar and, if desired, the vanilla extract. Let the butter soften at room temperature.
Time: PT2M
Cream the butter and sugar
In the bowl, beat the butter and sugar with the hand mixer (or a fork) until the mixture lightens and becomes fluffy.
Time: PT5M
Add the vanilla
Stir in the half teaspoon of vanilla extract, if using.
Time: PT1M
Incorporate the flour
Add the sifted flour in three additions, mixing gently with the spatula after each addition until the dough is homogeneous.
Time: PT4M
Sprinkle sugar on the work surface
Lightly sprinkle granulated sugar on your work surface and place the dough on it. Knead briefly so the sugar adheres to the surface.
Time: PT2M
Shape and flatten the cookies
Divide the dough into 12 equal-sized balls. Flatten each ball with the back of a fork, creating a crosshatch pattern.
Time: PT3M
Prepare the baking sheet
Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly grease the paper with a little butter to prevent it from sliding.
Time: PT2M
Arrange the cookies
Place the flattened cookies on the paper, leaving a small space between them.
Time: PT1M
Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 170 °C (or 160 °C depending on your oven).
Time: PT10M
Temperature: 170°C
Bake the cookies
Place the cookies in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until they are lightly golden.
Time: PT22M
Temperature: 170°C
Cool
Remove the sheet from the oven, let the cookies rest for 2 minutes, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.
Time: PT5M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 255
- Protein
- 0.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 22.5 g
- Fat
- 16.7 g
- Fiber
- 0.8 g
Dietary info: Vegetarian, Contains dairy, Contains gluten, low-calorie
Allergens: Gluten, Milk
Last updated: April 7, 2026






