78 Reviews of World's Best Butter Cookies

From: teech

On Dec 20, 2004

DO NOT FREEZE if you intend to do cut outs. This dough was great with no fuss, no matter how many times you reroll & cut. I made mine a bit thicker as I like a soft- on-the-inside cookie.

From: Jangomango

On Jan 12, 2003

Well, ta-da! I thought I recognized this recipe. I agree, this is the best butter cookie. I make them with a hand held beater, and they are always wonderful. It's that one egg yolk which turns them from ordinary to special. One of my kids always like a whole blanched almond planted in the middle.

From: WaterMelon

On Dec 21, 2003

very nice, crispy, buttery cookies. love the texture and the sweetness is just right. i overbaked the first batch but they still taste pretty yummy. i added 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder to 1/4 of the dough and made chocolate butter cookies. And i sprinkle some sugar on top. The dough is pretty sticky, so have to work fast; while the dough is still cold. Very easy to make too. thanks! (posted a pic)

From: Chonsah - Chef #178108

On Nov 15, 2008

These are AWESOME!! PERFECT!! I rolled dough into logs wrapped in plastic wrap, refrigerated them overnight and just sliced and baked them the next day. Wonderful! This will definitely be THE Butter Cookie recipe in my box. Thanks!!

From: vadapao

On Apr 11, 2006

absolutely mind blowing! too good! loved it-already made 3 times and they are the first ones to go from a party platter. had to stop family members from eating it straight off of the baking sheet (and i am the youngest!) as i was making it for a party. therefore, had to make it again for them specially very easy dough to work with. totally prefer it over plain sugar cookies--i love butter . i added some cut blanched almonds and pistachios on some, orange grind on some, lemon grind on some--and chocolate on some--all were good thank you so much for posting...i was looking for this recipe for so long....

From: Chef #452182

On Nov 15, 2008

The BEST butter cookies I ever made!! So simple and delish. I split the dough into 2 logs, and popped them in the fridge to harden for 3 hours and then cut them without any problems afterwards. Thanks a lot!!

From: CardaMom

On Dec 15, 2003

These really are the world's best butter cookies! They have a wonderful buttery flavor and their texture is perfect. I sprinkled a little granulated sugar on the tops before baking. I'll be making these again and again. Thanks, PetitFour, for this excellent recipe!!

From: Terri F.

On Mar 8, 2003

I have been looking for a butter cookie that tastes like the ones Gramma used to bake. This is the recipe. Thanks, PetitFour, these are the best butter cookies ever!

From: I'm_Genia

On Apr 28, 2005

Since I am rather lazy, I used 6 ozs. softened butter and 2 ozs. of fridge cold butter and as a result, I did not need to chill before rolling out. I made these with chocolate chips because my daughter wanted to cut out her chocolate chip cookies. Let me tell you, this is an EXCELLENT recipe to add chocolate to. Roll it out between saran wrap and voila! Just make sure that you use metal cutters to cut out the cookies because plastic ones just don't really cut through right.

From: LizP

On May 26, 2005

Really great cookies! Perfect texture and crunch, not too sweet, but still sweet enough. I stirred in a bag of Heath Bar chips to make Toffee Butter Cookies. Best cookies I ever tasted....plain and with the Heath Bars!