butter cookie

Rich golden biscuit

A butter cookie is a simple, rich cookie made with butter, sugar, and flour, typically crisp and crumbly with a mild, buttery flavor.

Butter cookies are often shaped decoratively or pressed through a cookie press, and they're traditional at holidays: The tin of butter cookies made its annual appearance at Christmas.

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golden brown · crumbly · melt-in-your-mouth · vanilla · spritz · tin · gift box · holiday · holiday baking · baking · sweet · rich · tender · Danish · pressed · decorated · icing · royal icing

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texture

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fat source/richness

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flavor complexity

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Baked sweet with glaze

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G