Best 20 Easy Butter Cookies Recipes

SUPER-EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Mix all ingredients with large spoon until well blended.
• Roll into 24 balls; place, 4 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten with fork.
• Bake 20 min. or until lightly browned. (Do not overbake.)
• Cool 5 min. on baking sheets; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Add oats and baking soda to creamed mixture; mix well., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream peanut butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. , Shape level tablespoonfuls into balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten with a fork. Bake at 350° for 16-18 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together peanut butter, egg, sugar, baking soda, vanilla, if using, and salt until well combined.
• Using a 1 3/4-inch scoop, scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Using the tines of a fork, gently press down on each scoop in a crosshatch pattern. Sprinkle with sugar and transfer baking sheet to oven. Bake until slightly puffed, 11 to 12 minutes. Cookies will still be soft. Let cool for 5 minutes. Carefully transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely.

EASY ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix all-purpose flour, almonds, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a large bowl until well blended.
• Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

EASY CAKE MIX PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat cake mix, brown sugar, water, peanut butter, shortening and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar and, on ungreased cookie sheet, place 2 inches apart. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in sugar.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Store covered.

EASY BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter with 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla using mixer.
• Add the flour to make batter stiff.
• Make into 2 rolls using waxed paper.
• Divide remaining sugar into bowls and color with food coloring. I usually do atleast 2 colors. Place sugar on a piece of waxed paper and spread sugar out.
• Roll cookie tube in colored sugar. Wrap rolls up using wax paper. Refrigerate rolls to stiffen. 30-45 minutes.
• Slice in 1/4 inch slices and bake just until bottom starts to become golden. Do not overbake. 7-9 minutes.
• Prep time includes refrigeration time.

EASY WHOLE WHEAT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, butter, honey, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Combine the whole wheat flour and baking powder; stir into the batter until blended. Roll into small balls, and place on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly using a fork.
• Bake for 13 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cookies are slightly toasted at the edges.

EASY BUTTER COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Mix together all ingredients until well-blended.
• Roll 2-inch sized pieces of dough into balls and place on cookie sheet. Flatten each with the back of a fork.
• Bake 13 to 15 minutes until light brown. Let cool on wire rack.

EASY OATMEAL-PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Stir sugar, butter, milk, and cocoa powder together in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Boil for 1 to 2 minutes; err on the side of longer because if it doesn't boil enough, it won't set. Remove from the heat.
• Immediately stir in oats, peanut putter, and vanilla. Stir until completely mixed. Spoon onto waxed paper and let sit until hard, 10 to 15 minutes.

EASY BAKE OVEN BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat Oven for 15 minutes.
• Spray EASY-BAKE pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Mix butter, sugars, and salt together.
• Add flour, baking powder, and vanilla.
• Stir to form batter.
• 1/2 teaspoon filled with dough will make one cookie. Drop dough balls onto greased EASY-BAKE pan; allow room to spread.
• Bake each batch 5-7 minutes.
• Let cool, and ENJOY!
• Makes 12 to 15 cookies.

EASY CAKE MIX PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the egg and beat until incorporated; then beat in the peanut butter until evenly mixed. Stir in the cake mix until just incorporated. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls, place onto ungreased baking sheets, and flatten with a fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

QUICK AND EASY PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In medium mixing bowl, mix peanut butter, sugar, and egg until well blended.
• Form dough into ping pong size balls and place 1-inch apart on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly, and, using your finger or handle of wooden spoon, poke a dimple into the top of each cookie.
• Bake in oven for about 25 minutes, or until light brown around edges and firm to the touch.
• When cooled to room temperature, fill each dimple with 1/4 teaspoon of your favorite jam, for garnish.
• Serve as a sweet snack with a glass of milk.

EASY BAKE OVEN PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together all ingredients to make a dough.
• With your fingers roll into 1/2 inch balls.
• Place 4 balls into the Easy Bake Oven pan and press down slightly with the tines of a fork.
• Bake for 6 minutes.
• Cool.
• Bake remaining balls 4 at a time.

EASY GLUTEN FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES (USING GF CAKE MIX)

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients, except the sugar together in a mixer until incorporated.
• Place the sugar in a shallow bowl.
• Form 1 inch balls with the dough and roll each one in the sugar. Arrange them on a cookie sheet, pressing with a fork to make a pattern if desired.
• Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!

EASY PEANUT BUTTER PROTEIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mash bananas in a bowl and add applesauce, peanut butter, and vanilla extract. Mash together until well mixed. Add oats, walnuts, and protein powder. Mix until cookie dough comes together. Let sit for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Use a tablespoon to scoop dough into 15 medium balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

EASY FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together peanut butter and sugar.
• Beat in remaining ingredients.
• Shape into quarter-sized balls. Place on greased cookie sheet and flatten with fork. (They spread.)
• Bake 10-11 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Cool 2 minutes before removing to cooling racks.
• Option: stir in 1/2 cup finely crushed unsalted peanuts to dough before baking. Makes 4 dozen.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheet). In medium bowl, mix cookies as directed on package, using oil, water and egg.
• Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart. Dip bottom of drinking glass in sugar; press each ball until about 1/2 inch thick.
• Pinch bottom edge of each cookie to form a longer point. At point of each cookie, place 1 chocolate chip for nose; press down slightly. Place 2 chocolate chips on each cookie for eyes; press down slightly. With small sharp knife, cut star points from Christmas pretzels to form 48 small V-shaped pretzels (if using pretzel sticks, cut into quarters). Press 2 pretzel pieces into top of each cookie for antlers.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

QUICK EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all ingredients until they come together to make dough.
• Take a small amount in your hand and mold into a ball.
• Place on cookie sheet about an inch apart (they do not spread much).
• Take a fork and press criss-cross pattern on each cookie.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Allow to cool on sheet for a few minutes before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely.
• Cookies will be soft.

EASY FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, combine peanut butter and sugar; fold in egg whites. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork. Bake at 325° for 15-20 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.