# 3-Ingredient Butter Cookies

3-Ingredient butter cookies that melts in your mouth.

- Total time: 72 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup softened butter
- 2 3 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups flour

## Instructions

1. Add softened butter to a bowl.
2. Sieve powdered sugar into the bowl with butter.
3. Beat until light and fluffy.
4. Add flour in two batches.
5. Mix until combined.
6. Shape the dough into a disk form and wrap it in plastic wrap.
7. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
8. Sprinkle flour on parchment paper and place the dough.
9. Roll out the dough.
10. Cut into desired shape.
11. Transfer the cookies to a baking tray.
12. Roll out the leftover dough and cut more cookies.
13. Roll the dough into a log and wrap it with plastic wrap.
14. Freeze for 30 minutes.
15. Unwrap the dough.
16. Slice into 1/4-inch (1/2cm) thick slices.
17. Bake at 350F (180C) for 12-15 minutes, until slightly golden.
18. Allow to cool.
19. Serve and enjoy.

## Equipment

- bowl
- mixer
- sieve
- spatula
- plastic wrap
- rolling pin
- cookie cutters
- baking tray
- oven
- knife
- cutting board

## Tips

- If the dough is too soft, add 2-3 tablespoons of flour.
- If the cookies are too soft, refrigerate for 30 minutes before baking.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-02

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