THE MOTHER OF ALL BUTTER COOKIES (WITH ENDLESS VARIATIONS)
Originally published in the NYT with THE MINIMALIST; One Batter, Many Cookies, by Mark Bittman, December 16, 1998
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 21m
Yield 48 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, cornstarch, sugar and salt in a food processor, and pulse once or twice. Add butter, and pulse 10 or 20 times, until butter and flour are well combined. Add vanilla and egg and pulse 3 or 4 times. Add about half the milk and pulse 2 or 3 times. Add the remaining milk a little at a time, pulsing once or twice after each addition, until the dough holds together in a sticky mass.
- Remove the dough from the machine to one or more bowls. Make cookies as described in Step 3, or make any of the variations below.
- To make cookies, drop rounded teaspoons of dough (you can make the cookies larger or smaller, if you like) onto a nonstick baking sheet, a sheet lined with parchment paper or a lightly buttered sheet. If you want flat cookies, press the balls down a bit with your fingers or the back of a spatula or wooden spoon. Bake 11 minutes, or until the cookies are done as you like them. Cool on a rack, then store, if necessary, in a covered container.
- VARIATIONS on the flavor of these butter cookies are limitless. Here are a few suggestions:.
- Butterscotch cookies: Substitute brown sugar for half or more of the white sugar, or simply add 1 tablespoon of molasses along with the egg.
- Citrus cookies: Omit the vanilla, and add 1 tablespoon of lemon or orange juice and 2 teaspoons grated lemon or orange rind along with the egg. A couple of tablespoons of poppy seeds can also be added.
- Chocolate chip cookies: Stir in about 1 cup of chocolate chips. (The butterscotch variation is good with chocolate chips.).
- Other chunky cookies: To the finished batter, add about 1 cup of M& M's (or similar candy), roughly chopped walnuts, pecans or cashews, slivered almonds, raisins, coconut, dried cherries or cranberries. Or combine any chunky ingredients you like.
- Ginger cookies: Add 1 tablespoon ground dried ginger to the dry ingredients. For even better flavor, add 1/4 cup minced crystallized ginger to the batter by hand (this works well in addition to or in place of the ground ginger).
- Spice cookies: Add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon each ground allspice and ground ginger and 1 pinch ground cloves and mace or nutmeg to the dry ingredients.
- Or you can make rolled cookies by freezing the dough for 15 minutes or refrigerating it for at least 1 hour. Working half the dough at a time, roll it out on a lightly floured surface; the dough will absorb some flour at first but will soon become less sticky. Do not add more flour than necessary. Roll about 1/4 inch thick, and cut with cookie cutters; decorate as you like. Bake as above, reducing the cooking time to 8 to 10 minutes.
BUTTERY DROP COOKIES
Make and share this Buttery Drop Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by B B Adams
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 7m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Grease baking sheet.
- Combine Butter Flavor Crisco, sugar and milk in medium bowl.
- Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
- Beat in egg and vanilla; beat until blended.
- Combine flour, salt and baking powder.
- Mix into creamed mixture at low speed until just blended.
- Drop by level tablespoonfuls of dough 2-inches apart onto baking sheet.
- Bake at 375°F for 7-9 minutes or until set.
- Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to cooling rack.
- There are several variations that can be used with these cookies such as frosting them as wreaths or ornaments for the holiday season.
- Using a chocolate frosting between two cookies for a sandwich.
- Or dipping 1/2 of the cookie into chocolate frosting then into nuts.
- NOTE: For larger cookies, drop by tablespoonfuls of dough into a mound for each cookie. Place 3-inches apart on baking sheet. Bake at 375°F for 11-13 minutes, or until set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to cooling rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 60, Fat 3, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 7.5, Sodium 20.9, Carbohydrate 7.5, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 4.2, Protein 0.6
DROP BUTTER COOKIES WITH VARIATIONS RECIPE - (4.3/5)
Provided by á-48098
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, combine sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, and 1 egg, blend well. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt; blend well. Drop by rounded teaspoonsfuls, 1-inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F for 9 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Variations: Coconut: Add 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut with flour. Orange Pecan: Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans and 2 tables. grated orange zest with flour. Lemon Nut: Add 1/2 cup chopped nuts and 2 teas. grated lemon zest with flour. Chocolate Nut: Add 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa and 1/2 cup chopped nuts with flour.
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