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April 13, 2015

Butter Wafer Cookies

Butter Wafer Cookies — the light taste of butter in a thin, crisp cookie. Perfect alone or as an accompaniment to fresh fruit or ice cream.

Butter Wafer Cookies-the light taste of butter in a thin, crisp cookie. Perfect alone or as an accompaniment to fresh fruit or ice cream.

These may just be one of my favorite cookies. And there’s not even chocolate involved.

A thin, and I do mean thin, maybe 1/8 of an inch thick, buttery, crisp, delicate cookie. They remind me of the cookie a fancy restaurant might use as a garnish for some over the top dessert or something a gourmet coffee shop might serve with espresso or cappuccino.

Or maybe Butter Wafer Cookies are my favorites because they only need 6 ingredients?

Butter Wafer Cookies-the light taste of butter in a thin, crisp cookie. Perfect alone or as an accompaniment to fresh fruit or ice cream.

Even though they’re delicate, they’re easy to make. I do have a few tips to make baking these easier so you can have every cookie come out perfectly.

These cookies spread. Of course they do. It’s why they’re so thin. So make sure they are at least 3 inches apart on the baking sheet. If you are making these with your kids, use this Chef Clever Premium Non-stick Silicone Baking Mat has markings where the cookies should go for perfect spacing.

I use an OXO Good Grips Small Cookie Scoop to measure out the cookie dough. This makes sure all the cookies are the same size. It’s also great for baking with kids so they can “portion control” without fuss.

And make sure your baking sheet is cold. The dough will start melting if you try putting it on a warm cookie sheet.

Butter Wafer Cookies-the light taste of butter in a thin, crisp cookie. Perfect alone or as an accompaniment to fresh fruit or ice cream.

Yield: 3 dozen cookies

Butter Wafers

Butter Wafers

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • dash of salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place in refrigerator to chill.
  2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, blend until well combined. Add flour and salt, Blend again.
  3. Drop by small teaspoons (I use a small cookie scoop) onto chilled baking sheet, 3 inches apart.
  4. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 7-8 minutes, just until edges are golden. Remove from oven.
  5. Let cool on baking sheet at least 10 minutes. Remove cookies to cooling racks to cool completely.

Notes

Make sure baking sheets are chilled before baking cookies to produce an evenly baked cookie.

 My favorite products for making perfect cookies every time

Butter Wafer Cookies-the light taste of butter in a thin, crisp cookie. Perfect alone or as an accompaniment to fresh fruit or ice cream.

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Filed Under: Cookies, Drop Cookies, Sweet Tagged With: butter, vanilla extract

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Comments

  1. the posh pot says

    December 12, 2011 at 11:42 pm

    I bet these would be great with orange in them!

  2. Hari Chandana says

    December 13, 2011 at 5:03 pm

    Woww.. looks delicious !!
    Indian Cuisine

  3. Carrie - ASassyRedhead.com says

    December 14, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    Those look great. Not too heavy…just enough for a little break at the office.

  4. Joan@chocolateandmore says

    December 16, 2011 at 3:56 am

    Ohhhh, I like the orange idea! and Carrie, these are great any time you just want a little nibble!

  5. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    December 21, 2011 at 2:46 am

    Wow these look good! I’m pinning to remember them. Thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday!

  6. Jennifer says

    December 30, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    I bet these would be great dipped in tea!

  7. Sherron Watson says

    August 13, 2012 at 7:34 pm

    These look and sounds wonderful Joan.

  8. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    April 13, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    These are gorgeous Joan!

  9. Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says

    April 14, 2015 at 8:42 pm

    These sweet little cookies could be deceptively dangerous Joan! I could eat several! They look delicious!!!

  10. Wendy Bradbury says

    April 15, 2015 at 7:41 am

    Hi Joan,
    In Australia we have blocks of butter so, I’m just wondering how much that stick of butter weighs?

    • Joan Hayes says

      May 3, 2015 at 8:27 pm

      A stick of butter is 1/2 cup or 1/4 pound. Hope that helps.

  11. Amanda says

    April 16, 2015 at 8:44 am

    What a pretty cookie! I need to make these asap!

  12. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    April 20, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    these look amazing! I love the fact that they’re just simple and the butter flavor can really shine through. They def. look super crisp and really just mouthwatering!

  13. Karly says

    May 3, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    These cookies are just what I’m craving! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!

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