Soft Melt-in-Your-Mouth Butter Cookies Recipe

✨ Ingredients

250g unsalted butter (soft and room temperature)
100g icing sugar
1 large egg (room temperature)
1 tsp vanilla or butter flavor
300g all-purpose flour
2 tbsp cornflour (for extra softness)
½ tsp baking powder (optional, for lightness)
A pinch of salt

🧁 Instructions

Make the Dough

Beat the softened butter and icing sugar together until very light, fluffy, and creamy.

Add the egg and vanilla; mix gently until combined.

Sift in the flour, cornflour, baking powder, and salt.

Mix with a spatula until a soft, smooth dough forms.

Shape the Cookies

For piped cookies (like the swirls in the image):

Transfer dough into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle.

Pipe rosettes onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

For round/drop cookies:

Scoop small balls, roll gently, and press lightly.

For sandwich cookies:

Cut round shapes using a cookie cutter.

Bake and later sandwich with chocolate or buttercream.

Bake

Preheat oven to 160°C.

Bake cookies for 12–15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.

Let them cool completely — they firm up as they cool.

Optional Fillings (for Sandwich Cookies)

Simple Chocolate Filling

100g chocolate

1 tbsp butter

Melt together and spread between two cookies.

Vanilla Buttercream

100g butter🌟 Soft Melt-in-Your-Mouth Butter Cookies Recipe