Today I have a cookie recipe to share with you. I made a double batch of these yesterday and brought them to a backyard bonfire and watched them disappear. Everyone will love these if you make them.
Those of you who attended the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will remember these as the butter cookies served in the lunchroom. They were delicious. My husband loves them. I have been playing with my recipe over the last few months and think this one is the best.
Why don’t you try them out and let me know what you think.
There are only four ingredients needed:
- 2 sticks of salted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup of sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
- 2 cups of flour
Mix the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will take at least five minutes with a hand mixer. The secret to these cookies is in mixing the butter and sugar long enough. Do not try to rush this step, your cookies will be too flat and hard if you do.
Once your butter and sugar are light and fluffy, mix in the vanilla. Then add the flour into mixture one cup at a time. When all the flour has been added mix with a spoon until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
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Take cookie dough one teaspoon at a time, roll it into a ball, place balls on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Flatten cookies with your first three fingers to make indention.
Bake cookies at 375 degrees for about 16 minutes, until golden brown.
Cool on wire rack.
Make a cup of coffee and enjoy.
These are the best!
Thanks. Glad you liked them.
I absolutely love these cookies. You must try them! Unbelievable that they don’t have baking powder or baking soda and are so light and fluffy!!! 🙂
Can’t wait for more recipes!
Thanks! Brings you back to childhood doesn’t it. Keep baking!
I loved these cookies!!!!!
Thank you so much for the recipe.
I too believe so, perfectly written post!
You must beat the butter and sugar until the sugar dissolves. If you can rub the butter between your fingers an you can’t feel the sugar, your good to go. Let me know if that works.
They came out great.
Truly loved these and I was determined to get the recipient. I got the recipient in 1984. Been making them every since.
Do you use all purpose or self rising flour.?
I love the recipe, but using a teaspoon, I think made mine too thin, trial and error for me. Next batch I’ll make the balls a little larger. Thank you!
All purpose.
I made these this pass weekend and they turned out great! I am from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and these are the same cookies at my elementary school. I use good butter, all purpose flour. I blended the butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. I added the flour gradually and let them set for about an hour before I baked my first batch. These will make great Christmas gifts. Thanks for sharing!
So glad you liked them.
Thanh you for shared, so delicious cookies.😋
Im about to make these today this afternoon I’ll let you know how they came out im alumni if the cps system von Humboldt grammar and Clemente high school
Is regular sugar better than powder sugar, I use powder sugar but my batches are like 20 dozens. I use 5lbs of butter, 1 bag of powder sugar, a bag of all purpose flour and vanilla flavor. So my question is have you tried powder sugar? And or is or would powder sugar be different? Thanks
I have never tried powder sugar. This recipe is for regular white granular sugar.
Says to use teaspoonfuls to make the balls…is this a typo? Seems too small. Is it supposed to be tablespoon? My 10yo loves to bake and wants to make these for grandpa for Father’s Day-by herself!! Any tip would be helpful-they sound delish!!
You can use a tablespoon if you prefer. I use a teaspoon. Most important is the blending of butter and sugar, beat until sugar is completely dissolved. Hope you love them.
Took me right back to high school !
Hubby loves them too !