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    Home » Recipes » Cookies

    One Bowl 30 Minute Butter Cookies

    By Erin Clarkson on Dec 19, 2023 (updated Sep 23, 2025)
    4.7 from 70 reviews
    132 community comments
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    butter cookies pin

    These super easy butter cookies use one bowl, six ingredients, and make a tender and buttery butter cookie with a melt in your mouth texture. These butter cookies can be piped out and baked fresh, so ready in just under 30 minutes, or they can be prepared ahead and chilled or frozen until you are ready to bake them. Finish them with granulated sugar, dip half in chocolate, or add your favourite glaze or icing.

    Butter Cookies close up

    Hi hi! I am just popping in to share this super easy butter cookie recipe! This came about when I accidentally went on a deep dive finishing of the testing for my Thumbprint Cookies and Snowball Cookies, which got me wondering if the dough can be used for butter cookies too.

    Turns out, it cannot - it somehow was too hard to pipe and also super melty in the oven at the same time, but once I had started I was determined to get them sorted. And Eight tests later, we got there!

    These are the super delicious cookies that originally came in the tins everyone's grandma's used for sewing - but more buttery. The recipe only uses one bowl, and is essentially a whipped shortbread recipe, which is super fun to pipe out into little rosettes. The finished cookie is super tender and just a little crunchy (or you can bake it more to make them more crunchy). They are just so, so good.

    These butter cookies are super easy to make - the mix comes together in one bowl, and takes less than 10 minutes to make. This recipe makes 15 cookies, but is super easy to double (or triple), if you like. It would be super easy to triple the recipe, pipe them all out, then freeze them unbaked and store in a container to bake off as you need. The butter cookies can also be chilled and baked off a few hours later.

    These butter cookies make the perfect holiday cookie recipe, but I will definitely also be making them year round. If you're looking for a great recipe to mail - this would work perfectly!

    sugared butter cookies
    Finish butter cookies with sugar or leave plain.
    piped out butter cookies
    If adding sugar, add it both before and after baking.

    The importance of Room temperature ingredients

    These are a shortbread based cookie, so they don't have a leavening in them (baking soda or powder, or sometimes egg is used to get lift and provide texture but this is an egg free recipe).

    For this reason it is super important that your butter is properly room temperature. 'Standard' Room temperature is 22°c but you just want to make sure that if you press on your butter it leaves an indent of your finger. Using nice soft butter means that the butter and sugar mix will get nice and light and fluffy, giving a nicely textured cookie.

    If it's super hot where you live make sure that your butter doesn't get too hot either, as it can get a bit sloppy if it is too warm when you go to make your cookies.

    inside shot of butter cookies
    Interior texture of butter cookies - super tender and buttery.
    whipped butter and sugar
    Make sure to fully whip butter and sugar.
    dry ingredients for butter cookies
    Add dry ingredients and mix to incorporate.

    How do you tell when Butter Cookies are baked?

    This can depend a little on how you like your butter cookies. If you want something a little softer, bake them for 13-14 minutes until they are set on the outside and just barely going golden.

    If you like your butter cookies to be a bit more crunchy and snappy, increase the baking time until they are your desired level of doneness. I love the flavour of them both ways - the more baked ones get a bit more depth of flavour from the browning, but you do you here.

    Remember that my baking times are a guide - every oven varies in temperature so make sure that you look for when the cookies are starting to go golden brown for when you pull them from the oven.

    butter cookies on wire rack

    Piping Bag Tips and Tricks for making Piped Cookies

    There are a few tips and tricks when it comes to piping out these butter cookies. The first time I did it, I had a total piping bag blowout - which came from the batter being too thick, but also from my piping bag not being sturdy enough.

    I was using a compostable piping bag, which didn't work super well, so switched to a more sturdy one. I know you can get the canvas piping bags but I find they always smell weird so I don't use them - I do however wash out my plastic piping bags and re use as many times as I can.

    I get my piping bags from a catering supply store - they come in a big roll.

    Do NOT use a ziploc bag to pipe out these butter cookies. It will not hold up, and you will have a disaster on your hands.

    piping tip for piping cookies
    Ateco #827 piping tip
    piping bag with cookie batter
    Open piping bag over edges of a jar.

    How to fill a Piping Bag

    Make sure you use a super sturdy piping bag for piping out these butter cookies. The easiest way to fill a piping bag is to add the piping tip, then place the bag inside a jar or container, and open the bag over the sides. This gives you a nice hole to add the batter too - I find this much easier than trying to hold it with one hand and fill it with the other.

    Once the butter cookie dough is in the piping bag, I like to clip the end of the bag with something like a chip clip or a rubber band. This stops the dough from falling out the end of the bag and gives you one less thing to worry about when you are piping out the cookies.

    piping bag filled with cookie batter
    Fill the bag then remove piping bag from the side of the container.
    filled piping bag
    Use a plastic bench scraper to push the dough down to the bottom

    How to Pipe butter Cookies

    These butter cookies are pretty easy to pipe out - but you will need to use two hands to pipe them and squeeze pretty hard on the piping bag.

    I piped three rows of five cookies - to pipe a rosette, hold the piping bag straight up and down over the surface and pipe a round of the butter cookie dough, finishing when it overlaps on itself. I prefer not to leave a hole in the middle - my rosettes came out at about 4.5cm in diameter. If you have a different sized piping tip or want to pipe them in a different shape you may end up with more or less cookies - make sure that you adjust the baking time if this is the case.

    If you are finding the cookies hard to pipe out:

    It can be a little hard to manage the piping bag when it is filled with the butter cookie dough. If you are finding this, it is easier to manage when there is less mixture in the piping bag, so start with about half the mix in the bag, pipe out your cookies, then add the rest. This is particularly helpful if you have smaller hands or struggle with holding things.

    Troubleshooting hard to pipe cookies:

    There are a few issues that can come up when you are piping these - the first is that if your butter is too cool, then the mixture will be hard to pipe out. Using less batter in your piping bag will help this.

    piping out butter cookies
    Pipe rosettes of cookie dough

    Make sure that the liquid you add is room temperature. Adding cream or milk makes the batter slightly softer and easier to pipe - make sure that it is room temperature or it will chill the butter and still be hard to pipe.

    I did play around with adding more cream to the recipe to see if it would make them easier to pipe out - I went all the way up to 40g of cream and also tested chilling and freezing the dough before baking to check if that made a difference to the shape and texture of the cookies.

    The mixture made with 20g cream was still my favourite (I find them not too hard to pipe) - if you do find that you are having a hard time and need to add a little more cream make sure that it is room temperature or slightly warm. You can see the results in the image below!

    The butter cookies with more liquid took a little longer to bake and needed a little longer in the oven to fully dry them out so that they were nice and crispy so just keep that in mind! They were definitely a little softer in texture and didn't last as long as the ones with less liquid.

    If you aren't happy with how a rosette comes out, just scrape it off the parchment paper and pop it back into the piping bag. It will incorporate back in with the dough and you can try again.

    However if you are really having issues, you can increase the liquid up to 40g without any big changes to the outcome.

    baked butter cookies with varying quantities of cream

    Recipe Testing for Butter Cookies

    These butter cookies weren't even on my lineup when I made my list of cookies I was making, but when I started making my Thumbprint cookies and my snowball cookies I just wanted to see if the recipe can be used for a piped cookie too. It can't, but I was determined to crack it and I'm so glad I did because these are just so good. Here is my recipe testing process. I was testing these as half batches (grams for the win), and am thankfully married to a human compost bin, so had no issues with them not being eaten.

    First test: Use base dough.

    I started with the base dough that I used for my Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies and my Snowball cookies. The dough uses 20g corn starch / custard powder.

    The dough was super hard to pipe out - I had more than one piping bag blowout. It held its shape ok in the oven, but I wasn't super happy with it. I wanted a dough that was easier to pipe, and so figured increasing the butter was the way to go.

    Test Two

    I wanted the dough to be easier to pipe, so I increased the butter in the recipe by 30g. These cookies didn't work at all - the dough was easier to pipe, but they all spread like crazy in the oven, regardless of how I tested baking them (freezing, chilling the dough, dropping the oven temperature etc). They were also a little too greasy.

    I had two options from here - either add an egg into the recipe, or play around with something which will still let me keep the buttery texture but not have them spread too far in the oven.

    butter cookie recipe tests
    Various recipe tests testing chilling and freezing the dough and baking at different temperatures

    Test Three.

    I wasn't keen on adding an egg if I could get away with it - I like being able to offer egg free recipes and I didn't want it to take away from the taste of the butter and still keep the butter cookie as more of a shortbread base.

    To get around this, I doubled the custard powder in the recipe, as a way to help soak up some of the butter in the recipe and provide structure.

    This worked great, as you can see in the image down below. The recipe is exactly the same, but all I did was double the starch in the recipe.

    I did however go a little too far - the custard powder flavour was super prominent and I wasn't a fan of it.

    Test four.

    Same as the previous test, but, I switched from custard powder to corn starch. It was still a little too much, and gave the butter cookie a texture that was a little too crunchy and also kind of turned to glue / dried your mouth out when you ate it, so I decreased the corn starch in the recipe to 1.5 times the initial quantity.

    Test Five.

    I decreased the starch in the recipe and baked the butter cookies straight away, and was super happy with them. The texture was perfect - nice and buttery but still stable from the corn starch, but not tooooo stable. However the dough was still a little harder to pipe so I tried adding in a little heavy cream to the mixture (I used cream rather than milk as it is higher in fat), just to help thin the dough out a teeny bit. It made it easier to pipe without making too much of a difference to spread. Both work if you don't have cream or milk on hand!

    Test Six / Seven / Eight

    Once I have a recipe down I usually make one or two more batches just to make sure that I have it totally nailed, and also to test the storage / freezeablility of the recipe / if chilling helps or makes a difference etc.

    comparing corn starch in cookies
    Recipes are identical except for the quantity of cornstarch in the recipe

    Can Butter Cookies be made ahead of time?

    Yes! They can! These butter cookies are Perfect for making ahead of time - I tested them a bunch of different ways and photographed the results for you.

    Baked Fresh.

    My final recipe has you bake the cookies off straight away. I am impatient when it comes to chill time (but will happily spend hours latticing individual pies, don't ask me why, spicy brain life) and often find workarounds for chilling cookie dough etc if it doesn't need it. If you see me call for a chill time in a recipe, just know I've probably tried five times to avoid it before giving in.

    Baking these cookies from fresh works great - if you want cookies in 30 minutes, use this option. It's the option I'll probably use the most often unless i'm preparing a bunch of stuff ahead of time.

    Chilled before baking.

    However. If you chill these butter cookies for 30 minutes after piping them out and before baking, they will hold their shape better. Texturally it does not make a difference, but as you can see from the images below, the cookies that were chilled before baking don't sink down quite as much, and are a little more detailed in their design from the piping tip. The baking time and temperature are the same.

    Frozen before baking.

    I tested freezing the cookies before baking, and this also worked super well - the cookies hold their shape with minimal spread. I was super stoked that this worked as well as it did because it means that you can easily make a big batch of this butter cookie recipe, pipe them all out, freeze, then store in the freezer in a container and just bake off as you need.

    If you do freeze the cookies before baking, you will need to add a minute or two onto the baking time. I didn't drop the oven temperature when baking from frozen so they do end up a little more golden brown, if you are wanting to avoid this I recommend baking them from frozen at 300°f / 150°c and increasing the baking time slightly.

    baked vs chilled vs frozen cookies
    I bake my cookies from fresh.
    baked, chilled and frozen cookies
    Huge difference between chilled and frozen.

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    Answers to your baking questions

    Over the years, many of you have asked me questions about:

    • baking in grams
    • adjusting oven temperatures
    • what kind of salt to use
    • and many more!

    I've curated and answered them all for your easy reference in this frequently asked questions post!

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    One Bowl 30 Minute Butter Cookies

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    • Author: Erin Clarkson
    • Prep Time: 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 15 Cookies 1x
    • Category: Cookies
    • Method: Baking
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    These super easy butter cookies use one bowl, six ingredients, and make a tender and buttery butter cookie with a melt in your mouth texture. These butter cookies can be piped out and baked fresh, so ready in just under 30 minutes, or they can be prepared ahead and chilled or frozen until you are ready to bake them. Finish them with granulated sugar, dip half in chocolate, or add your favourite glaze or icing.


    Ingredients

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    • 200g salted butter, at room temperature
    • 70g powdered sugar / icing sugar, sifted if lumpy
    • ½ tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
    • 210g all-purpose flour, sifted if lumpy
    • 30g corn starch
    • 20g heavy cream or milk, room temperature.
    • Granulated sugar for finishing, optional


    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 325°f / 165°c. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
    2. Fit a large sturdy piping bag with a large open star tip of your choice - I used an ateo #827. 
    3. In a medium bowl using an electric hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip together the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla on medium to high speed until light and fluffy, stopping to scrape down the bowl once or twice during the process to ensure it is well mixed. 
    4. Add the flour and corn starch and mix with the mixer to just incorporate. Add in the heavy cream, and mix again to combine. 
    5. Transfer the mixture to the piping bag - I find the best way to do this is to put the piping bag into a glass jar or deli container and fold the edges over the sides of the glass to give an opening. Use a bench scraper or something similar to push all the mixture to the end of the piping bag. Secure the end with a clip if desired. 
    6. If you would like, use a tiny bit of the batter to hold your parchment paper down on each corner to stop it from moving as you pipe. 
    7. Pipe out the cookies - I did three rows of five cookies. Pipe each into a rosette - hold the piping bag straight up and down, then using even pressure, pipe a circle of dough until it loops back onto itself, finishing with a little flick of the wrist. The rosettes should be about 4.5cm in diameter but this will depend on the size of your piping tip. 
    8. Leave a little room for spreading. Repeat with the rest of the cookies. If you are not happy with one, just scrape it off the parchment paper and pop it back into the bag and try again. 
    9. Once all of the cookies have been piped out, sprinkle with granulated sugar if using, then transfer to the oven. Bake for 13-14 minutes, until the cookies are set and lightly golden brown around the edges. If you like a more golden brown and crunchy cookie, increase the cooking time slightly. 
    10. Remove from the oven, and if you put sugar on them before the oven, give them another coating hot from the oven. 
    11. Leave to cool on the pan for 15-20 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 
    12. Store butter cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

    Notes

    If you only have unsalted butter, use that and include ¼ teaspoon salt in the recipe - add it with the flour.

    Corn Starch is called cornflour in New Zealand and some other places. 

    Heavy cream is the one that you use to make whipped cream. If you do not have any, you can use full fat milk, or I have also made them without and they worked ok, they were just a little harder to pipe.

    If you are having a hard time working with all of the dough in the piping bag at once, you can take a little out and add as needed - this will make it a little easier to pipe. 

    I used an ateo #827 tip, which is an open star piping tip. You can use whatever tip you like, but I recommend using something on the larger side so that you can easily pipe the rosettes. The 827 has a 0.56" / 1.44cm opening. These butter cookies would also work with something like a french star tip, which is an ateco #867 (the first two numbers correspond to the shape and the last one corresponds to the size of the piping tip opening).

    If you wanted to make this recipe and freeze to bake later, pipe out the cookies as directed (you can space them closer together), then freeze on the pan until the cookies are solid, then peel off the parchment and transfer to an airtight container. They should store in the freezer for up to 3 months. If you want to add sugar to the outside of the cookies, do this just before they go into the oven.

    Store your butter cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Make sure that they are fully cooled before going into the container, as excess moisture that is released from them as they cool can cause them to go soggy.

    The cookies will store for up to a week stored in an airtight container - I find that the taste develops super well too after a few days.

    If you are wanting to make these to send or to store well, then make sure they are well baked - this will make sure they are nice and sturdy and keep their texture well when stored.

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      Comments

    1. stacy says

      December 20, 2023 at 6:41 am

      i love these cookies, the shape is so beautiful!!

      Reply
    2. Caribou says

      December 20, 2023 at 6:43 am

      These are just like the ones I grew up with!!

      Reply
    3. saltandserenity says

      December 20, 2023 at 7:56 am

      I just love reading your posts. I always learn so much. Your attention to detail and your commitment to finding the best technique and recipe is admirable. You are a gifted teacher.
      Can’t wait to try these.

      Reply
      • Priya says

        December 22, 2023 at 6:05 pm

        lovely recipe! Do you recommend 40g corn flour or does 30g make a cookie with the same definition as in your test? Thank you!!

        Reply
        • Erin Clarkson says

          December 22, 2023 at 8:39 pm

          I wrote in the post the testing I made 🙂 the final recipe is the one I recommend!

          Reply
      • Hannah says

        December 28, 2023 at 1:35 pm

        This worked great in my Mirro cookie press! Thank you!

        Reply
    4. S B Kiwi says

      December 20, 2023 at 8:58 pm

      These were delicious! And I made them with Edmonds Gluten Free Flour, it was an easy swap.

      *Just a little note 🙂 There's no mention of adding the salt in the method.

      Thanks for a great recipe Erin.

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 21, 2023 at 1:19 pm

        Amazing, thank you so much for letting me know it worked! Whoops i'll fix that, thank you!

        Reply
    5. Jeanne says

      December 21, 2023 at 4:51 am

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 21, 2023 at 1:17 pm

        I haven't tried it sorry!

        Reply
    6. Callista says

      December 21, 2023 at 5:29 am

      I tried this recipe and it turned out so well! Wondering if I can substitute some of the flour used with chocolate powder?

      Reply
    7. Katie says

      December 21, 2023 at 2:11 pm

      When do you add the salt? I think it’s missing from the step by step recipe.

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 21, 2023 at 10:03 pm

        Whoops sorry! With the flour!

        Reply
    8. Teresa says

      December 21, 2023 at 6:57 pm

      Do you have the recipe in cups, not weight? I do not have a scale.

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 21, 2023 at 10:02 pm

        I don't sorry!

        Reply
    9. Emalina Fradenburg says

      December 21, 2023 at 8:08 pm

      You've read my mind!!! I'd been searching for a butter cookie recipe to put in my cookie boxes for Christmas this year and this recipe came at the perfect time. Definitely splurge on the good quality butter as that flavour really came through. 10/10 would bake again!!

      Reply
    10. Fran Butler says

      December 23, 2023 at 7:47 am

      I normally don't bake with g measurements so found it difficult to convert. Not sure if I put enough heavy cream in so they were hard to pipe.

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm

        Hi Fran, maybe you could ask for a scale for christmas! They are a great thing to have!

        Reply
    11. Jlcsanyi says

      December 25, 2023 at 1:17 am

      I used this recipe to make my Christmas spritz cookies this year and it worked AMAZINGLY with the cookie press! First year that I didn’t have to fight with the press at all and every cookie turned out perfectly! They are delicious, hold together great, and were incredibly easy to make

      Reply
    12. Lou says

      December 25, 2023 at 2:04 am

      Amazing recipe as always! Made them as our cookies for Santa, great one for the kids to join in on. SUPER delicious!!!
      Never had a bad recipe from Cloudy Kitchen!

      Reply
    13. Natalie says

      December 26, 2023 at 3:01 pm

      This was such a fun recipe to make, delicious and buttery

      Reply
    14. Jennah says

      December 26, 2023 at 3:08 pm

      Such a well-researched recipe
      SO grateful
      Youre doing the work of angels

      Reply
    15. Sarah says

      December 26, 2023 at 8:23 pm

      Needed something quick to throw together for a theme party. In addition to the recipe I added some green colour, sprinkles and a red heart. Voila grinch themed party cookies! Worked perfectly

      Reply
    16. Kara says

      December 27, 2023 at 3:40 am

      gorgeous little recipe. I made these for xmas with a little dip of dark chocolate and some candy cane crumbles in the corder. everyone died for them. thanks for the direction!

      Reply
    17. G says

      December 27, 2023 at 7:54 am

      I made these and they were probably my favourite cookies I made this Christmas, so, so good! They were, however, extremely difficult to pipe, I thought my piping bag may burst, but I made it through. I followed the recipe exactly using your weight measurements and my scale but the dough was quite stiff, they didn’t pipe easily like your video on Instagram. I didn’t want to add too much extra milk because I didn’t want to ruin the dough. Any ideas? Maybe a little less flour next time? Thank you for this recipe!

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 27, 2023 at 2:39 pm

        Hi! Sounds like your butter may have been a bit cool? Is it winter where you are? Make sure the butter is nice and soft!

        Reply
    18. Kathy says

      December 27, 2023 at 10:45 am

      I’m thinking of making these for a New Years brunch. If I wanted to add sprinkles could I gently press into the dough and then bake?

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 27, 2023 at 2:37 pm

        Yes you could try sprinkling them just before you bake!

        Reply
    19. Laura says

      December 27, 2023 at 12:01 pm

      I was in a pinch and needed something to bring to a last minute Christmas party. These fit the bill perfectly! I did not have the beautiful piping tip so mine aren’t near as pretty but they were every bit delicious. Came together so quick and I sprinkled with red and green sugar crystals for some festiveness! First recipe I’ve tried and I will be making many more 🙂

      Reply
    20. Rachel says

      December 28, 2023 at 10:51 am

      Not a nice texture and much less tasty than other recipes ive tried

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 28, 2023 at 2:29 pm

        Hi Rachel, did you make the recipe by weight?

        Reply
    21. Maaike says

      December 28, 2023 at 2:10 pm

      Too lazy to go back to the supermarket for heavy cream.. This made it harder to pipe the cookies and resulted in a torn piping bag.. But the batter is so tasty that I didn't really mind. Super easy recipe and they turned out really nice! Thank you once again for a masterpiece!

      Reply
    22. Kathy says

      December 29, 2023 at 6:20 am

      I’m making these on Friday for Monday…I want to dip them in chocolate…what’s the best way to store? I have air tight containers. They sound delicious.

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 30, 2023 at 4:26 pm

        In an airtight container 🙂

        Reply
      • Daria says

        January 23, 2024 at 4:57 pm

        Я влюбилась в это печенье !!! Все съели за 30 минут! Спасибо.

        Reply
    23. Kathy says

      December 29, 2023 at 4:28 pm

      I made these today… so yummy…added a touch more cream for easier piping but they came out beautifully…

      Reply
    24. Markell says

      January 01, 2024 at 12:50 am

      Delicious! Made a double batch and used a cookie press, worked great. I found baking them until they had more color resulted in a deeper flavor, but they were of course delicious lightly baked.

      Reply
    25. Nichole says

      January 06, 2024 at 8:32 am

      Perfect buttery cookies! Easy recipe and great instructions. I froze mine to make sure they held their shape. I also dipped the bottoms in chocolate.

      Reply
      • Trinity Blazer says

        November 19, 2024 at 9:32 pm

        Made this recipe and everything turned out great, they are taking quite a bit longer than the recipe called for though. Just wondered if that’s normal?

        Reply
        • Erin Clarkson says

          November 21, 2024 at 8:04 pm

          Hi! You mean to bake? Make sure your oven is properly calibrated 🙂

          Reply
    26. Kelly Lona says

      January 08, 2024 at 7:49 pm

      I made these yesterday with the highest quality butter available in my area (almost looked as fake as hers 😉 IYKYK). I grew up on the butter cookies in the blue tin. Loved them.

      These cookies, however, put those to shame! This will be my forever go to butter cookie! I’m so glad I tripled the recipe.

      Reply
    27. Mary says

      January 20, 2024 at 3:32 pm

      Gorgeous cookies! I added extra vanilla paste because why not? Ended up using 40g of cream to pipe but I think it’s just because it’s cold in my kitchen and not a dough hydration issue. Needless to say still worked out beautifully and I’m so happy I took the time to make these!

      I added a bit of guava paste in the middle and they’re so good😍

      Reply
    28. Yajaira says

      January 23, 2024 at 12:01 pm

      Hi, can I make this diabetic friendly with sugar replacements and almond flour?

      Reply
      • Erin Clarkson says

        January 25, 2024 at 3:38 pm

        I don't think so sorry

        Reply
    29. Dasha says

      January 25, 2024 at 7:49 am

      Delicious cookies, I will make them all the time! Thank you

      Reply
    30. Rito says

      March 10, 2024 at 4:37 am

      OMG!! Melt in your mouth cookies 🤤 Added this to the recipe book! They were demolished within seconds. Reading your posts make me miss home 🥺

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    31. maja says

      March 10, 2024 at 5:35 am

      tried them with russian piping tips and some food color...hard to press but achieveble...
      good recipe ..thank you .

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    32. Viridia says

      April 05, 2024 at 10:40 pm

      Too much corn starch, very grainy tasting.
      Shape held up very well, so they look pretty.

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      • Erin Clarkson says

        April 07, 2024 at 8:23 pm

        Sorry they didn't work out for you! If you don't like the grainy taste maybe give my regular shortbread a go but I didn't find them grainy when I made them 🙂

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    33. SRI says

      May 23, 2024 at 11:16 am

      Fantastic recipe by the way.!! I tried and find it a little less sweet, can I add extra icing sugar? Overall it held the shape perfectly and have a nice texture.

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      • Erin Clarkson says

        May 26, 2024 at 5:05 pm

        Yay! Yes you can try increasing the sugar but it may affect the texture a little bit!

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    34. tam peters says

      June 08, 2024 at 4:24 am

      Oh Erin, these took me back to childhood days. I know for next time a lil more cream will be easier for me to pipe them. They are superb! Better with my own plum n peach jam on them. Thankyou for sharing. Regards Tam from NZ

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    35. Lillian Leeser says

      June 13, 2024 at 4:06 pm

      Had to convert grams to ounces. Followed recipe to the letter. I put the dough in the bag with 45 tip. I could not pipe out the dough. I put the dough in my cookie press and that worked. The taste is fine.

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    36. Rhi says

      July 20, 2024 at 5:29 pm

      I followed the recipe completely but i feel like these were slightly bland.. reminiscent of alfajores... they will be really good with a caramel filling but they do not ring butter cookies to me.. I took a small portion and tried more sugar or flavoring. Not bad but nowhere close to a butter cookie that I'm used to... I may be accustomed to the egg version.

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      • Erin Clarkson says

        July 20, 2024 at 7:09 pm

        Hmmm did you make sure that you used enough salt? That could be why they were bland. I jammed as much butter in as I could!

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    37. Phyllis says

      July 30, 2024 at 8:20 pm

      Have you used brown butter to make these cookies?

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      • Erin Clarkson says

        August 12, 2024 at 8:46 pm

        I haven't - brown butter and regular butter behave a bit differently so they aren't always interchangeable especially in a recipe like this where they rely on the creamed butter and sugar for the lift in the cookie!

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    38. Harriet says

      August 15, 2024 at 5:33 pm

      Made these without a piping bag, still came out amazing. My whole family gave these a 10, and are requesting more already for the next day!

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    39. maria says

      August 30, 2024 at 12:36 pm

      Thanks for a thoughtful researched recipe. I ran out of cornstarch and substituted part with arrowroot powder. Not sure if that has affected the texture…. can’t decide so i’m guess i’ll just have to make the recipe again!

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    40. S says

      September 08, 2024 at 6:53 am

      I made these for a family gathering and had everyone compliment me on them! Thankyou for a great recipe!
      I didn't use the sprinkled sugar, but I did dip some in chocolate!

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      • Erin Clarkson says

        September 14, 2024 at 5:04 pm

        They look great! So happy you loved!

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    41. Angela says

      September 24, 2024 at 4:21 pm

      I made these today.
      Beautiful buttery flavour and a delightful texture. The family have eaten them already. Very moreish and I will be making them again for sure.
      Thank you for the recipe.

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    42. Anne Golden Latini says

      October 04, 2024 at 3:00 pm

      Made these last Christmas when Iast minute plans popped up. I knew I could come here for a guaranteed win and these did not disappoint. The piping is cute enough that you don't have to bother spending any time on additional decorating. If you're as rushed as I was, don't pipe them too big or you'll wind up adding time to the bake and factor some cooling time on top of the 30 minutes. Ate three in the uber on the way to the party, no regrets.

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    43. R says

      October 21, 2024 at 5:51 pm

      Hi is it 160°C convection, or fan assisted? Many thanks!

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      • Erin Clarkson says

        October 21, 2024 at 11:21 pm

        Hi! It's conventional (so no fan)

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    44. HANNAH says

      October 30, 2024 at 1:31 am

      5 stars
      PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    45. PORTIA says

      November 07, 2024 at 2:44 am

      This was so good
      I really like it

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    46. Anita Gallinaro says

      November 15, 2024 at 1:46 pm

      Hi, I am trying to bake your one bowl 30 minute butter cookies. I am having trouble converting from the metric system. Would you be able to convert the measurements for me?
      Thank you
      Anita
      USA

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      • Erin Clarkson says

        November 15, 2024 at 6:20 pm

        Hi, I don't have the conversions sorry! I don't post my recipes in cups as they aren't accurate.

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    47. Steph says

      December 11, 2024 at 8:22 am

      Great recipe as always, this is literally the most reliable site for consistently good recipes. These came together super quick, and are great on their own or dipped in chocolate! Thanks so much!

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    48. Elyse says

      December 12, 2024 at 3:22 pm

      Supplementary comment! It’s rare to find biscuits without too much sugar that kids still enjoy. So this is a winner on that front.

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    49. Ana says

      December 13, 2024 at 9:12 am

      Hey Erin! Little question here, does whip mean you use the whisk attachment for the mixer, or the paddle? Looking forward to making these cute cookies, thank you!

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      • Ana says

        December 13, 2024 at 11:04 am

        Just read the récipe again, it says paddle attachment, (cue face palm) thank you!

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        • jill says

          December 16, 2024 at 10:56 am

          Hello, thank you for the recipe, so in NZ we call this a yo-yo biscuit make them smaller and join together with a custard icing.
          Very nice

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    50. Christy says

      December 15, 2024 at 12:47 am

      I forgot the salt 🙁. It’s listed in the ingredients but not in the actual steps of the recipe. Normally I would catch this but it’s late on a Friday night and I’ve had a glass or two of beverage 🤷‍♀️. What can I say haha.

      Can you edit to add the salt in the actual steps? I’m hoping they turn out ok. They’re in the oven. I plan to let them cool and then dip or drizzle chocolate on top with some sea salt flakes and hope that makes up for the lack of salt inside the cookies themselves. Wish me luck!

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      • Erin Clarkson says

        December 15, 2024 at 9:24 pm

        Whoops sorry that's my bad! will fix it now

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