Butter Cookies I

Butter-rich cookies.

Original recipe makes 6 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs

  • PREP

    20 mins

  • COOK

    12 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat and add 2 cups of the flour and the sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time until well blended. Slowly mix in the remaining 2 cups of flour.
  3. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 of an inch. Cut cookies using cookie cutters and place 1 1/2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
  4. Bake in preheated oven until cookies are light brown at the edges, 12 to 15 minutes (depending on their size).

Nutrition

Calories: 145 kcal
Carbohydrates: 21.7 g
Cholesterol: 31 mg
Fat: 5.7 g
Fiber: 0.4 g
Protein: 2 g
Sodium: 42 mg