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Basic Butter Cookie Dough

A rich and classic butter cookie dough made with softened butter, sugar, and vanilla. Perfect as a base for shaped cookies or cut-outs.

48 servings
15 min
Published October 4, 2025

Ingredients

  • •4 sticks unsalted butter
  • •1⅓ cups sugar
  • •¾ teaspoon salt
  • •3 large egg yolks
  • •2 teaspoons vanilla
  • •4⅔ cups all-purpose flour

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    In large bowl of a standing electric mixer beat together butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in yolks, 1 at a time, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Beat in flour gradually, beating dough until just combined well.

    15 min

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