Description
Delicious cookies with buttery goodness, a melt-in-your-mouth texture, and a sweet glaze, perfect for any cozy occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups (310 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (225 grams / 8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp butter extract (optional)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (115 grams / 4 oz) unsalted butter
- ¾ cup (150 grams) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (60 mL / 2 fl oz) water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream the softened butter with both sugars until light and fluffy.
- Blend in the eggs, vanilla extract, and optional butter extract thoroughly.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder, and salt gently.
- Roll the dough into 1.5-inch spheres and flatten into disks on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, targeting set edges with slightly underdone centers.
- Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Melt half a cup of butter in a saucepan, stirring in sugar and water until dissolved, then add vanilla.
- Brush the glaze over warm cookies, allowing it to penetrate the surface.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely for the glaze to solidify.
Notes
These cookies can be made ahead of time and refrigerated. Store in an airtight container for up to one week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg