Description
Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies bring melt-in-your-mouth nostalgia with rich, buttery goodness. Southern comfort meets sweet indulgence in these irresistible treats you’ll want to savor again and again.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
Leavening and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350F (175C) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Blend softened butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until the mixture becomes airy and pale.
- Incorporate eggs individually, then mix in vanilla extract thoroughly.
- Separately combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt using a whisk.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, ensuring minimal stirring to maintain a tender texture.
- Carefully drop rounded cookie portions onto the lined baking sheet, maintaining approximately 2 inches between each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for golden edges and soft, cake-like centers.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- For the optional glaze, whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until silky, then delicately drizzle over completely cooled cookies.
Notes
- Soften butter completely at room temperature for smoother, more even mixing and better cookie texture.
- Use room temperature eggs to help ingredients blend seamlessly and prevent potential cookie clumping.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to maintain a tender, cake-like cookie consistency that mimics the original Kentucky Butter Cake’s soft crumb.
- For gluten-free adaptation, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to accommodate dietary restrictions while preserving the cookie’s delicate structure.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 190 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg