The recipe for these butter cookies uses only three ingredients but still yields crispy, delicious cookies, perfect for a snack with a cup of hot coffee or tea.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: butter, cookies, simple
Ingredients
3/4cupbuttersoftened
1/2cupsugarplus more for sprinkling
2 1/4cupsflour
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, beat all three ingredients together to form a crumbly dough.
Dump the dough out onto a countertop or piece of waxed paper and squish it together into a log about two inches in diameter.
Roll the dough in sugar and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate it for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 320 degrees, and slice the log into about 3/4-inch slices. Place them an inch apart on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. They will spread out a little but won't get overly brown—just around the edges.
Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheets before transferring them to an airtight container.