3-Ingredient Butter Sugar Cookies
The simplest cookie you can bake: just butter, sugar, and flour mixed, pressed flat, and baked until golden. Soft in the middle, crispy at the edges—ready in 20 minutes.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 12
- Calories
- 168
- Protein
- 1g
Ingredients
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
Mix butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Step 3
Stir flour and salt into the butter mixture until a soft dough forms.
Step 4
Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the sheet, then press each ball flat with the bottom of a glass.
Step 5
Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are golden and centers still look slightly soft.
Step 6
Cool on the sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
Tools you’ll need
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- mixing bowl
- spoon
- glass (for flattening)
- oven
- cooling rack
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