How to Make Old Fashioned Butter Cookies with Butter Frosting - A Step-by-Step Guide

Old Fashioned Butter Cookies with Butter Frosting are a classic dessert that never goes out of style. These simple yet delicious cookies are rich and buttery with a delicate crumb, and the creamy butter frosting takes them to a whole new level of indulgence. Whether you're baking for a special occasion or just craving a sweet treat, these cookies are sure to hit the spot.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 9 cups powdered sugar, divided, or more as needed
  • 1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 9 tablespoons evaporated milk, or more as needed

Information

  • Prep Time: 45 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Additional Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
  • Total Time: 3 hrs
  • Servings: 72
  • Yield: 6 dozen cookies

  • Prepare cookies: Beat butter and white sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients to make a smooth dough. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Dust a pastry cloth or kitchen towel generously with flour.
  • Divide dough into thirds and roll each third out 1/8-inch-thick on the prepared pastry cloth. Cut shapes out of the rolled dough with cookie cutters. Place cookies onto ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are barely browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.
  • While cookies are cooling, prepare frosting: Beat 3 cups powdered sugar, butter, 9 teaspoons evaporated milk, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Gradually stir in remaining 6 cups powdered sugar into mixture until combined. Continue to beat on high speed until frosting is fluffy; stir in additional evaporated milk or confectioners' sugar if needed to reach desired consistency.
  • Frost cooled cookies.
  • Nutrition

    136 cal.

    • Total Fat: 5g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 17mg
    • Sodium: 63mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 21g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 17g
    • Protein: 1g
    • Calcium: 12mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 15mg