The eggless butter cookies recipe is simple and perfect for novice bakers who follow the correct measurements. These cookies are a delightful treat for anyone craving a delicious, melt-in-your-mouth cookie that doesn’t contain eggs.
This delectable Butter Cookie recipe requires just four ingredients to bake. Butter cookies are also known by the names Butter Biscuits, Sables, and Danish Biscuits.
These cookies have a rich, buttery flavor and a tender, crumbly texture. They are a delightful treat to enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee or to satisfy a sweet craving at any time.
Why’ll you love eggless butter cookies
- It is an easy recipe to prepare in under an hour with just four ingredients that are readily available in the home pantry.
- They have a rich, buttery flavor that is comforting and satisfying. The butter gives them a luxurious taste that is hard to resist.
- The delicate melt-in-mouth crumbly texture is a heaven and adds to the overall enjoyment of the cookie with a cup of coffee or tea.
- Eggless butter cookies are perfect to serve for any occasion, such as parties, or to enjoy as a sweet snack with your favourite beverage. They are also ideal for gifting during the holidays.
- Eggless butter cookies can be customized with various flavors or decorations to suit individual preferences or specific holidays.
- You can prepare the dough in advance and freeze it. When ready to use it, let the cookie dough thaw to room temperature and then bake it. Isn’t it so easy to make a cookie?
Ingredients to prepare eggless butter cookies recipe
- all-purpose flour
- salted butter
- icing sugar (confectioners sugar )
- vanilla extract
See recipe card for quantities.
4 ingredient butter cookies
“4-ingredient cookie” reflects the simplicity of the recipe, requiring only all-purpose flour, icing sugar, salted butter, and vanilla extract. This makes it easy for anyone to quickly prepare delicious cookies with minimal effort and basic ingredients.
Instruction with step-by-step pictorial preparation of eggless butter cookie recipe
- In a mixing bowl, add room-temperature salted butter.
2. Beat with an electric hand beater or wire whisk until fluffy. Then add icing sugar.
3. “Add vanilla extract to the creamed butter and sugar.”
4. Sift all-purpose flour into the creamed butter-sugar mixture and mix gently with a spatula or with an electric hand beater on a low speed.
5. The cookie dough should have a consistency similar to a rolling ball, as shown in the picture.
How do I make designs no egg butter cookies without cookie cutter or cookie stamp?
6. Using a fork, gently press it to form an impression. This is one design I made.
7. Another design was created using a strainer. We can make any design you wish.
8. The designed cookie dough is ready to bake. Preheat oven to 170* C.
9. Bake in a preheated oven for 14 to 16 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
Yummy, crisp, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth eggless butter cookies or biscuits are ready to serve. They are perfect for Christmas Eve or New Year, and can be gifted for any occasion.”
Substitution for eggless butter cookies recipe
Flour– To make the cookies gluten-free, you can utilize a gluten-free flour blend or almond flour instead of all-purpose flour.
Sugar– You can substitute icing sugar with caster sugar, brown sugar, coconut sugar, or a sugar substitute like stevia.
Butter-You can use margarine or a dairy-free butter substitute to make the cookies vegan or dairy-free.
Flavourings-You can experiment with various extracts such as almond, lemon extract, or any citrus zest to impart a unique and zesty flavour to the cookies.
Variations
- Mix in chopped nuts like cashews, pecans, walnuts, or almonds for added crunch and flavour.
- Add chocolate chips to the cookie dough for a classic and delicious twist. You can choose from milk chocolate, semi-sweet or dark chocolate, or white chocolate.
- Make a sandwich cookie by adding a layer of jam, chocolate ganache, or frosting between two butter cookies.
Feel free to get creative and customize the eggless butter cookies according to your preferences by experimenting with various ingredients and flavour combinations.
How to store eggless butter cookies
Eggless butter cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1-2 weeks. Ensure they are completely cooled before storing.
If you want to store cookies for a longer period, you can freeze them in airtight containers or freezer bags and thaw them to room temperature before serving.
Pro tip
The first batch of cookies should be baked for 15 to 16 minutes. For subsequent batches, the baking time is reduced to 13 to 14 minutes. Keep an eye on the cookies after 10 minutes or until the edges turn brown.
FAQ
Yes, you can use a piping nozzle to design the cookie. Add a little milk to the cookie dough to achieve the right piping consistency.
Every oven is different; always keep an eye on the cookies after ten minutes, and check when the colour changes at the edges.
Yes, you can use wheat flour, but the taste and color will not be the same as regular butter biscuits.
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If you’ve tried this recipe, don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know your feedback in the comments below. I love hearing from you! Happy Baking!
Recipe Card👇
Eggless Butter Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup salted butter
- ¼ cup Icing sugar (plus 2 tbsp)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Additional 2 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add room-temperature salted butter.
- Beat with an electric hand beater or wire whisk until fluffy. Then add icing sugar.
- “Add vanilla extract to the creamed butter and sugar.”
- Sift all-purpose flour into the creamed butter-sugar mixture and mix gently with a spatula or with an electric hand beater on a low speed.
- The cookie dough should have a consistency similar to a rolling ball, as shown in the picture.
- Using a fork, gently press it to form an impression. This is one design I made.
- Another design was created using a strainer. We can make any design you wish.
- The designed cookie dough is ready to bake. Preheat oven to 170* C.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 14 to 16 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
- Yummy, crisp, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth eggless butter cookies or biscuits are ready to serve. They are perfect for Christmas Eve or New Year, and can be gifted for any occasion.”
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Vishhal B Anand
Wonderful dish, Congratulations for your blog !
JAYANTHY
Thank you Vishhal!
Leander Fernandes
Awesome
JAYANTHY
Thank you!
Dhara
Congratulations! ..and delicious recipe with step by step pics????
JAYANTHY
Thank you Dhara!
Nim tashi
Please can u deliver to at zhemgang. I want buy butter cookies
JAYANTHY
Sorry, I’m a food blogger and I do not sell my baked goodies.
Dinesh S
Looks yummy… Keep going aunty ????
JAYANTHY
Thank you Dinesh!
Ananthi S
Awesome recipe! Gonna try it soon and share the pics 🙂
JAYANTHY
Thank you Ananthi ! Please do try and let me know the feedback.
Georgia
Can you tell me how I would bake them in regular oven ? Thank you.
JAYANTHY
Follow the same procedure, but every oven behaves different so have an eye after 8 or 10 minutes.
Dhivyaa
Great work mam..Happy for you mam and keep rocking
JAYANTHY
Thank you Dhivyaa!
Anu
Super ma Jayanthy!! So proud of u !! Keep teasing our gastronomical senses.????!! Will try soon. Hope its half as good as yours. Lots of love & best wishes !! ❤❤❤
JAYANTHY
Thank you Anu ! I will try to share all my tested and tried recipes every week .
Sandhya.k
????will try soon….all the best….
JAYANTHY
Thank you Sandy !
Shri
Looks delicious & very easy to make ????????….definetely I’ll try it !! ????
JAYANTHY
Thank you Shri !
Shri
Looks delicious & easy to make ????????
Definitely I’ll try it !!????
JAYANTHY
Do try and let me know the feedback. All the best!
Shri
Looks delicious & very easy to try ????????….definetely I’ll try it !! ????
Binny kalra
Congratulations dear can I make it in OTG with same method
JAYANTHY
Thank you ! Yes you can follow the same method . All oven behaves differently so adjust oven temperature according to that.
Sangeeta Sethi
Congratulations! Wonderful preparation n presentation
Wud definitely try this…
JAYANTHY
Thank you! Please try and let me know the feedback.
Raihanathus Sahdhiyya
wow…my all tym fav…surely will try it
JAYANTHY
Thank you ! Do try and let me know the feedback.
Felicia
What would you set the temperature too on a regular oven and how many minutes to cook
JAYANTHY
Hi Felcia,
Bake in a 10 min pre heated oven of 160 deg C for 16 to 18 mins. Do have an eye after 15 mins as each oven behaves different.Happy Baking!
Cheryl Tyner
Very good,mine were too thick to pipe.so I flattened like pb cookies with a fork
JAYANTHY
Hi Cheryl Tyner,
Thank you for trying the recipe and feedback! You could have added little milk if it was hard to pipe. Try next time!Happy Baking????
Chelsea
Hi, what if i don’t have a hand blender, can we just use the fork to beat the butter and sugar or if there is any other option.
JAYANTHY
Yes,you can but it will take more time to achieve the consistency.
Sisian
Thanks for the recipe…I will try it out. Can you give the amount of ingredrients in cups please?
JAYANTHY
Most welcome!Post is been updated ! kindly check it out!
Kishore
Yummy recipe. Will try for sure. Congratulations for your blog and keep on growing.
JAYANTHY
Thank you so much Kishore ????
Egonna
Hi, thanks for the recipe, will definitely try it. Can i freeze the batter, after mixing cos I won’t be piping, instead I will be using a cookie cutter?
JAYANTHY
Yes, you can! but freezing may change the texture of the cookie. This piped cookie is light and crispy without freezing. You try and let me know the feedback too.
Happy Baking????
JAYANTHY
Yes, you can! but freezing may change the texture of the cookie. This piped cookie is light and crispy without freezing. You try and let me know the feedback too.
Happy Baking????
Seema
Can we use ghee instead of butter
JAYANTHY
You can try! You may miss out buttery crisp of the cookies!
Joyce
160°C = 320°F.
JAYANTHY
Yes, it is!
Vasavi
Awesome recipe. Can I use powdered sugar instead of icing sugar
JAYANTHY
Yes, you can!
Jen
Any way to make these so their lower in carbs? What about a substitute for the sugar? They look yummy and I would love to try them, but need to be a little more healthier for me to be able to eat them.
JAYANTHY
I’ve not tried with any substitute. You can try with brown sugar and stevia. But I Don’t guarantee the same taste and texture as the original.
JAYANTHY
Easy and delectable cookies!
JAYANTHY
Thank you!