by Karen Mendes | Dec 1, 2021 | Cookie Recipes, Recipes | 22 comments
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I’ve been baking!! I love baking and so does my family. They all anxiously wait for the taste testing part. They usually ask me a few times if it’s time to taste them yet. I can’t blame them, it’s my favorite part too.
I make about 8 different cookies for the holidays but the ones that are the most popular and everyone’s favorite is a Butterball Cookie recipe that my mom passed down to me. The reason why they are called butterballs is that they are made with a lot of butter and no eggs so they have a big butter taste. And when you combine butter with powdered sugar – they just melt in your mouth!
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Butterball Cookie Recipe
Over the years I’ve seen a few variations of this recipe but this is the one my mother has always used and now I’ve used it for years!
There are 5 ingredients in this Butterball Cookie recipe which makes this one of the easiest recipes ever – Butter, Flour, Vanilla Extract, Baking Powder, and Powdered Sugar. That’s it! I use my electric mixer because I find it the easiest to mix the butter in well.
The smell from the bowl is amazing from all the butter and the vanilla! It’s very hard to resist not grabbing a piece of the batter and popping it in my mouth! Since there are no eggs in this recipe, I’m always tempted!
Once it’s well mixed I then transfer it to another bowl.
Then I scooped out the dough using my Cookie Dropper so each one would be the same size. I absolutely love this tool and I love how easy it is to use. And since it’s stainless steel, I’ll never have to worry about it rusting.
After I scoop them all onto the cookie sheet, I then rolled them so they’ll be nice and smooth. I suppose you could skip this part but I’ve always done it. This is a good part for the kids to help me with too. They love rolling cookies and meatballs and are always willing to help. These cookies don’t really spread out too much so you don’t have to put them too far apart so I filled up my cookie sheets. Actually, I was able to do the entire batch on both of my cookie sheets!
After they are slightly cool, toss them in a bowl of powdered sugar and coated them. The first time not a lot of powdered sugar will stick to them, that is okay, it’s good to toss them while they are still a bit warm. Then once they’ve cooled completely, roll them again in powdered sugar and then they look like this…
These are just amazing and they seriously melt in your mouth. Since we have over a week before Christmas, all the cookies I bake that we don’t eat right away will go in the freezer until it’s time to make cookie plates for our friends and family. I layer them in wax paper and then put them in a freezer bag. I’ve done this for YEARS and everyone comments on how fresh the cookies are even after freezing. These cookies I do toss in the powdered sugar one more time before plating them after they’ve been in the freezer.
Below is my mom’s Butterball Cookie Recipe so you can try these!
Butterball Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups Butter (4 sticks) softened, not melted
1/2 cup of Powdered Sugar (confectioners sugar)
1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
2 teaspoons Vanilla
4 1/4 cups Flour
Directions
Mix the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla well until fluffy. Then add baking powder and flour and mix until combined well. Roll balls on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes. You don’t want them to get brown. Cool for a few minutes then roll them in powdered sugar while still slightly warm. Set aside to cool completely. After cooling, roll them again in powdered sugar or before serving.
This week I will finish my baking for the holidays and I’ll be not only using the Sweet Creations products I mentioned above but also the High-temp spatula which you may have noticed in the first few pictures, the Flex cookie turner which is the perfect size for using for cookies and these cute (and easy to use) Cookie Cutters.
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Jackie on December 15, 2013 at 4:46 pm
These look delicious and easy! I’m going to make them next weekend when I do my baking. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Maralea on December 16, 2013 at 3:08 am
These look so good Karen! Thank you for sharing!
Karen Wilmes on December 16, 2013 at 8:11 am
You’re welcome. If you make them let me know what you think!
Georgia Beckman on December 16, 2013 at 8:28 am
I love everything about this post! One, it’s a great, simple recipe. Two, I LOVE your goodies from Good Cook, especially that snowflake cookie cutter!
David on December 16, 2013 at 11:07 am
That is a fairly simple recipe with few ingredients. That means it is easy and cheap to make and I cannot ask for more than that.
Karen Wilmes on December 16, 2013 at 11:22 am
That’s right David, it’s also a very affordable recipe!!!
lissa crane on December 16, 2013 at 7:04 pm
Love, love, love this recipe! I tried it this weekend & added walnuts and it came out great!! These are now my new favorite Christmas cookies! Thanks for the recipe!
Karen Wilmes on December 16, 2013 at 10:36 pm
Oh I’m so glad you tried it. Yes Walnuts or any nuts are a great addition but my husband prefers them without nuts so I leave them out.
Debbie Welchert on December 18, 2013 at 12:13 pm
These look and sound amazing. I love that there are no eggs in this recipe. This is something my grandchildren can help me with and have fun doing it too.
ARLENE JONES on December 19, 2013 at 8:47 pm
I am going to use this recipe for a lady that asked me to make her some christmas cookies for her family gathering.
Karen Wilmes on December 19, 2013 at 9:46 pm
Let me know how they turn out Arlene!
Lori Bailey on December 19, 2013 at 11:19 pm
I put a chocolate kiss in the middle and roll the dough around them, everyone loves them.
candy kratzer wenzel on December 23, 2013 at 8:57 am
Not many ingredients, love that part. I do not have a cookie scoop, but I am sure with a spoon and rolling them to balls will be easy.
Karen Wilmes on December 23, 2013 at 9:24 am
Yes Candy, you don’t need the scoop!
Lynn on January 3, 2014 at 5:22 pm
These look like the “Russian Tea Cookies” my Mom always made every year. They were so good. I’ll give these a try..the recipe is slightly different but they look delicious too!
Karen Wilmes on January 3, 2014 at 9:39 pm
Yes Lynn I’ve had those too, they are similar!
Edward on January 11, 2014 at 12:27 am
Very easy to make and inexpensive. I made something similar to these, they’re called rum balls, so yummy.
Lisa R on January 27, 2014 at 11:28 pm
Another thing Im making for superbowl sunday, I am more of a sweets eater than a chip eater
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Cindy Becker on February 17, 2014 at 10:35 pm
How many cookies will this make? My dad made these for us when we were little .. Same recipe .. Love these cookies… Yummy…
Karen Wilmes on February 18, 2014 at 8:59 am
Depending on how big you roll them 3-4 dozen!
Yvonne on February 13, 2022 at 7:56 pm
I make these every year, they are called Mexican wedding cookies. I also add crushed pecans. Very yummy.
Karen Wilmes on February 17, 2022 at 7:22 pm
Sounds delicious with pecans!
