Name: Butter Ball Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 butter; ¾ cup confectioners' sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp almond extract; 1½ cup all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; salt; ¼ cup confectioners' sugar

How To Make Butter Ball Cookies

Butter ball cookies are an Italian treat that you can make with some pantry-friendly ingredients. The cookie is soft, chewy, & very easy to make.

Prep: 15 mins

Cool: 30 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 55 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

1 butter, stick
¾ cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
1½ cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
salt, 1 pinch
¼ cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
Beat together the butter and ¾ cup confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
Stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and mix into the butter mixture until just incorporated.
Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on the prepared baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart.
Bake in the preheated oven until firm. This takes about 10 minutes. Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Spread the ¼ cup confectioners sugar on a plate; roll the cooled cookies in the confectioners' sugar to coat.