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Crisp, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth, these Miso Butter Cookies make the most insanely delicious afternoon treat! They hit the right notes with a serious depth of flavor. Only 7 pantry ingredients needed!

Miso Butter Cookies

unsalted butter

sugar ((100 g))

Tbsp miso

all-purpose flour

tsp baking powder

Tbsp toasted white sesame seeds

Tbsp toasted black sesame seeds

Gather all the ingredients.

In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter for 30 seconds.

Add ½ cup sugar and 2 Tbsp miso.

Beat everything together on medium-high speed until smooth, light, and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

Crack the egg and whisk in a small bowl. Gradually add the egg to the butter mixture while mixing.

Beat on high speed until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine in between.

In a small bowl, combine 1 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour and 1 tsp baking powder and mix with a fork (I do this extra step so that baking powder is evenly distributed when sifting).

With a fine-mesh sieve, sift the flour mixture over a medium bowl.

Gradually add the flour mixture into the mixing bowl at low speed.

Once you finish adding all the flour mixture, turn up to high speed and beat until incorporated.

Sprinkle a small amount of flour on the working surface and transfer the dough. If the dough is too soft, chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. By chilling, the butter/fat will solidify and it&#039;ll be easier to work with.

Roll the dough into a ball and cut in half. Note: This recipe can be used for cut out cookies. Form the dough into a disk, wrap and chill then roll out to ¼-½ inch, cut and bake.

Roll the dough into 2 long logs.

Each log should be 10 inches (25 cm) long with 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter.

Cut the long logs in half; now you have four 5-inch (12.5 cm) logs.

Prepare a small flat container (or baking sheet) and add white sesame seeds (save the black one for later a time). Moist a sheet of paper towel with water and wrap around a log so the dough is moistened.

Roll the moistened log in the sesame seeds and wrap in parchment paper or plastic.

I&#039;ve learned the best way to keep the dough from flattening out on the bottom is to place the dough on rice.

Roll the other 2 logs in the black sesame seeds and wrap in parchment paper or plastic.

Chill the cookie dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Once the dough is chilled, use a sharp knife to cut dough into 8 slices of even thickness.

Cut the rest of the cookie dough and transfer to the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. If the dough is no longer chilled, you can put the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 15 minutes until the cookies are chilled and firm. Tip: If the cookie dough is chilled, they will not completely lose their shape.

Bake the chilled cookies for 20-22 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

These cookies stay fresh in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. I usually reheat the cookies at 350 ºF (180 ºC) in the toaster oven (or oven) until toasty. To freeze the dough: Tightly wrap the logs in plastic wrap and put them into freezer bags. Freeze for up to 3 months. Let them thaw in the refrigerator for 2 hours before slicing.

To Store:

These cookies are easy to prepare and MUCH easier to enjoy. If you love a gooey butter cake with the gooey layer... this is the cookie version of that layer. At first, we thought we underbaked the cookies, but we were wrong - they are perfect. We love the crunchiness on the outside and the gooey inside. Powdered sugar is the...

Gooey Butter Cookies

box Duncan Hines butter recipe cake mix (can substitute yellow or French vanilla)

butter

tsp vanilla extract

pkg cream cheese, room temp (8 oz)

sugar (for rolling dough into)

buttery jam-filled cookie perfect for the holidays 

Swedish Ribbons (Hallonsnittar)

baking powder

salt

unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

sugar

egg, room temperature

vanilla extract

almond extract

raspberry jam

milk

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper, set aside.

In a bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside.

In another bowl beat butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes on medium speed. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.

Beat in egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract, scrape the bowl as needed.

On a low speed, gradually add in the dry-ingredients making sure not to over mix the dough.

Divide the dough into three portions and roll the dough into long logs about 12 to 14 inches in length.

Place each log onto the baking sheets, flatten each log a little bit.

Use a teaspoon or your finger to create an indentation into each log, fill the indentation with jam. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes until the cookie edges are slightly golden, let cookies cool completely. While still hot, spread on some more of the jam.

To make the Cookies:

In a bowl whisk the powdered sugar with the milk, stirring until completely smooth.

Drizzle on top of cooled cookies and then slice into 4-inch portions. Let glaze harden before storing the cookies into a plastic storage container.

To make the Glaze:

A delicious soft and chewy cookie filled with the flavor of fresh lemons and white chocolate. These cookies are a copycat Panera Lemon Drop Cookie recipe that you&#039;re going to want to save!

Panera Lemon Drop Cookies Recipe

flour

corn starch

baking soda

butter (softened)

lemon zest

lemon juice

vanilla

chocolate

sugar (for dusting)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Mix the flour, corn starch, baking soda and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.

In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

To the creamed butter and sugar, add the eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla extract and just ½ cup of the flour mixture to prevent curdling. Mix until well blended.

Mix in the remaining flour in 2 additions, stirring on low speed until the flour is just incorporated.

Stir in the white chocolate chips.

Using a ¼ cup, scoop out the cookie dough and drop onto the baking sheet. (I like my cookies to weigh around 55 grams each to keep them equal… a few grams on either side is fine).

Place the cookies far apart on the cookie sheet – no more than 4 per tray.

Bake at 350 for 10 – 12 minutes, until the edges of the cookies are just starting to brown.

Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the tray, then carefully transfer to a wire rack.

Once completely cooled, dust with powdered sugar.

Delicious flavor but the texture was a little off the Panera version.  I added an additional 1/4 cup of flour to hold shape and cut sugar back to 1 cup.  It was really sweet.  Overall, great recipe!

These are as good or better than Panera. Great recipe!

Great recipe.
Can these be made smaller using medium cookie scoop and what tempeture and how long?

I agree with the comment that these cookies are better than Panera.  Delicious! Thanks for sharing.

I would stop weekly at Panera's for coffee and cookies for my buddies and I to enjoy at  work. I have made this recipe several times for my girls at the job and they thought they were better than Panera's!!! They are the best!!! Thank you for sharing this recipe with all of us.

A classic tender cookie with a buttery shortbread texture. 

Chicago Public School Butter Cookies

unsalted butter, softened

all purpose flour

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light, fluffy, smooth, and lump free.

Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl and add in the vanilla.

Gradually add the salt and flour, mixing until there are no visible streaks of flour.

Use an ice cream scoop or a large spoon to portion out the dough into 24 portions. The balls of dough should be the size of a small tangerine orange.

Use 3 fingers and press down on top of the dough, leaving the finger indentations on the top of the cookie. Repeat this process with the remaining cookies.

Transfer the cookies to a tray and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.

Once chilled, preheat the oven to 375°F and line 2 large baking trays with parchment paper, set aside.

Set the cookies onto the baking sheets with 2 to 3 inches of space between each cookie.

Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until the edges are getting slightly gold around the bottom edges. Let the cookies rest on the baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Delicate but sturdy, these lemon butter shortbreads are perfect for a casual afternoon treat or relaxed holiday cookie. A combination of butter, egg yolks and a bit of cornstarch ensures a texture that melts in your mouth. Lemon zest adds a bright sparkle, and a light glaze of lemon juice and powdered sugar lends a tart finish. Make these into curls as shown or pipe them into any shape you prefer: Rings, squiggle or pushing the dough through a cookie press can all be fun. You also can roll and shape the dough by hand instead of piping or pressing it.

Lemon Butter Curls

salted butter, softened

granulated sugar

egg yolks,

lemon

cornstarch

fine sea salt

heavy cream

306 grams sifted powdered sugar

Sanding sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment, and set a wire rack inside a third.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Scrape down the bowl and paddle. Add the egg yolks. Zest the lemon directly into the bowl. Combine on low speed until the yolks are incorporated and scrape down the bowl again.

Whisk flour, cornstarch and salt in a medium bowl. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture all at once. Mix on low until just combined. Pour in the heavy cream and mix until it becomes a dough, about 30 seconds.

Fit a sturdy piping bag with a star tip (preferably with a ¼- to 1/2-inch opening) and fill with just enough dough to comfortably wrap your hand around the bag. (You can always refill it when you run out.) Pipe S-shaped hooks, about 2 inches long, onto the parchment-lined baking sheets, leaving at least 1 inch between them. If the dough feels soft, place the baking sheet of piped cookies in the refrigerator to chill for at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour before baking.

Bake until cookies are a nice golden brown at the edges, turning halfway through, 14 to 16 minutes. Once out of the oven, allow cookies to set on the baking sheet, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

As the cookies bake, make the glaze: In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice, 1 tablespoon at a time. Add enough lemon juice that the glaze runs steadily off the spoon when lifted.

Once the cookies are completely cooled, use a spoon to pour enough glaze to cover the surface of the cookies and drip down the sides. If using sanding sugar, allow the glaze to set slightly before sprinkling the sugar on. Let set completely (at least 30 minutes) before serving. Baked, glazed cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Followed roll into a log, and best slice and bake cookies ever.  Lemon is the star here - more than just a 'shortbread', with the glaze they are stars of a dessert tray. (I have also made the dough the day before, then baked as schedule allowed.)

Pipe with large star tip into rounds. Dip into glaze (2 cups of sugar).

@Anonymous thanks for the tip! Can’t wait to try these

@Bea
UPDATE: I realized I didn’t sift the sugar the first time, so I think the ratio as written in the recipe might be correct. I sifted the sugar this time, and 3 C of sugar was fine, although I used orange instead of lemon to see what that would taste like. Turns out that 6 T of the juice of an orange is not the same as 6 T of the juice of a lemon (which the rest of you probably knew, but I’m not a baker). I added orange zest to the glaze, and that helped. But I stand by the original recipe—fabulous!

These cookies were delicious (I didn’t even attempt the piping bag lol), but I thought the ratio of powdered sugar to lemon juice for the glaze was way off. With 3 C  of powdered sugar and only 6 T of lemon juice, the consistency was like cement. Start off with a little less sugar—maybe 2.5 cups—and make sure you have an extra lemon on hand—the glaze should fall in a “steady stream” from your spoon, as the recipe says, not break your arm when you try to stir. 😉

A little heavy, so if not making curls then make sure to keep the scoops/thumbprint cookies quite small

I rolled these up into balls and added a thumbprint as suggested by another person. Doing it this way is easy and VERY delicious, especially if you are a short bread fanatic like I am. Also a great way to use up egg yolks.

@Lindsey C. This also happened to me! Waiting for a reply

My beautifully piped cookies melted and flattened in the oven. Even froze the second tray for 20 mins with the same result. Any tips?

Don't need to heat the oven till you are done chilling....unless you need to heat up your kitchen on a cold day.  I don't have a large enough tip/bag for this recipe so roll into a log and chill, the slice and bake.

Great tip to roll the dough instead of dealing with the piping bag. I cut them about 1/4” thick and 15 min worked perfectly for the cooking time in my oven. I might add a tablespoon of lemon juice to the dough next time to give the cookie a more lemony flavor. Easy to make and delicious!

You can add whole milk to the dough to make it thinner and able to be piped.  However, you may need to refrigerate them after piping to prevent them from spreading a lot when cooking if they are quite soft.

Experienced cake decorator here.  Recipe as written too stiff to pipe.  Added cream but really didn’t work (switched to kiss shape), gave that up, added a bit more flour and used smallest scoop.  I think those who rolled into logs and sliced have the best idea.  This is a FAIL NYT cooking!

Is any of the lemon (other than the zest) used to make the cookies (nit the glaze)?

I made these with df butter and gf flour and they were great. Super light with a subtle but enjoyable flavor. They're also really easy to put together.

I made this and it was a big hit.  I didn't have a piping bag so had to use my cookie press which made them look more like a Spritz cookie but who cares.  I couldn't find sanding sugar in my tiny grocery store but since I wanted a July 4 look I used red and blue sprinkles on the icing instead.  I would make this again definitely.  Love the lemony light texture.  I was squeezed for time and didn't chill the dough, so they didn't come out with a crisp snap but more tender.

I wanted a tasty cookie and a way to keep my five year old engaged in a baking activity, so, forgive me Yewande, I made these into SpongeBob cookies. Used a pastry cutter to shape rolled dough into squares, added food coloring to the glaze, and used some leftover store-bought cookie icing to decorate. I must say, they look so dumb and taste so good. Everyone is happy.

These are delicious. I made them with a lemon that had been hanging around my fridge for a while and they were still good. Will be even better with fresher lemon. For ease, I rolled the dough into log, wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for about 2 hours, then I sliced and baked them. Not as pretty as the curls but easier!

I have never won an argument with a piping bag and won. Instead I rolled these out into a slab, sliced and baked. delicious! Love lemon desserts, and this is the least finnicky lemon cookie I can find. For extra lemony vibes, rub the lemon peel into the sugar then add to the butter.

Made this on Saturday, they are absolutely delish! I opted out of the piping bag after a couple attempts. Dough is just way too thick. I instead made little balls and pressed a thumbprint into each. They turned out very uniform and the thumb depression held the icing very well. I think you would need a cookie press to really get these consistent. I also think they would be really good as a slice and bake if you rolled into a log, refrigerated and then sliced.

I'm going to make these because.....lemon.   But not a fan of having to buy a container of heavy cream just for 1 tablespoon.  And then it says to "pour in the heavy cream" which wouldn't seem to be the right way to describe the process if it's truly just 1 tablespoon.  Makes me wonder if the ingredient list has the wrong amount.

This recipe is nearly identical to a half batch of my mother’s butter cookies which were shaped through an old fashioned cookie press. Much easier than free hand piping bag, particularly for those of use with arthritis.

Taste is lovely! But yes hand piping was super hard and ripped my piping bag, I had to use so much pressure. Even after it got the dough much softer with my hands. Definitely using a metal cookie press next time. Had to freestyle the shape of the second half of the dough. Formed little blobs with two teaspoons and did 8 minutes baking time. Turned out great too.

Scraping the bag with the bench scraper, metal end, not recommended. This will puncture the bag.  Please use the opposite handle-end or a plastic scraper to push cookie dough down towards the tip as one bags cookies out. I look forward to making this cookie.

I’m not adept at using a pastry bag and piping out cookies. Would this work with using a small cookie scoop or two teaspoons and then baking and glazing with the final sprinkling of the sanding sugar? Might not look as pretty, but once you pop them in your mouth perhaps your tastebuds will forgive the lack of artistic flair ?🤷🏾‍♂️

Really? One tablespoon of heavy cream? Think I'll just use whole milk or half-and-half, whatever I have on hand. Could it really make a discernible difference?

Never arm wrestle Yewande Komolafe! After 10 minutes of maximum effort, I was only able to push four cookies through the pastry bag before having a hernia, immediately passing out from exhaustion, and hitting my head on the counter,  giving me a concussion. Luckily my wife finished making thumb print cookies with the remaining dough, which were delicious.

I'm SO glad I read the tip about using a cookie press. I usually bake 22-25 kinds of cookies, double and triple batches, but I'm cutting back this year. I added this to my "reduced" list of 12 times. I'll post again after I've made them. (Yes, I gave away 90% of those thousands of cookies)

I had no luck using a pastry bag. Sad because I liked the shape. I did a test run with some cookies formed into balls and then flattened. They turned out good. Nice crumbly texture. I think 3 cups of powdered sugar is way too much for the glaze. I’d be swimming in glaze so I plan to reduce those amounts. The dough was easy to make.

I hate cleaning dough out of my pastry bag, so I plan to roll this out to 1/4-1/3 inch between 2 sheets of parchment and cut with a leaf-shaped cutter. I can't wait to make these!

I’m so glad I read the comments! I skipped the piping bag a made small thumbprint cookies. I also halved the glaze and dipped the tops in the glaze. Delicious little cookie!

This looks wonderful!  Thanks for a Christmas cookie for Lemon Lovers!!

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Johnny Miller For The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne.

Press the play button above to watch Yewande Komolafe make her Lemon Butter Curls.

“I’m obsessed with shortbread. I think it’s the best cookie out there, honestly. Yewande Shortbread Komolafe -- yes, my middle name is shortbread.” [MUSIC PLAYING] “I am Yewande Komolafe. We are back at ‘The New York Times’ cooking studio. We’re celebrating Cookie Week. So these cookies -- I’m calling them lemon butter curls, another variation of shortbread. If you’ve ever had those Danish cookies in the tin, they’re like a lemony, buttery form of that. So for this cookie, in particular, I was going for really melty texture. How I got that is adding a lot of fat into the dough. We’re going to start by creaming our butter and sugar, and I’m using salted butter. This is sugar going in. So I’m going to do this until it’s nice and fluffy. The colors changed. That’s what you’re looking for. You’re looking for a light, creamy texture. So my egg yolks go in. If you don’t want to use lemon, I think grapefruit would be nice. Once the eggs go in, you don’t really need to beat it as much. You’re just mixing in the egg yolks. OK so, now, I’m going to combine my flour, salt, cornstarch. The cornstarch just helps with the texture -- that dry but melty shortbread texture. So I’m adding all the flour at once. I’m going to pour in the cream and just let it go. And that’s it. That’s your cookie dough. So the next step is to put this in a piping bag. So I’m using 824 star tip for this. Because the dough is a little stiff, you want a bag that can hold that dough. So I just put a little bit at a time. It’s what I can manage. Oh, did you see that? [LAUGHS] So that’s about how much I like to put in. Another thing I like to keep on hand when I’m piping these cookies is a bench scraper, and that’s for pushing the dough further down into the bag. So, sometimes, like today, it’s a little cold and chilly in the studio, so the butter is not as soft as when I worked with it at home. So I’m just going to press it in the piping bag to soften it up. You can do a circle. You can do just lines or squiggles. So you can have fun with this. You don’t have to stick to the shape that I am piping here. So I’m just playing around, but I want to show you that you can pipe this out. If you don’t like the shape, you could just pick it up and throw it in the bowl. These cookies are pretty easy to play with. I decided on this shape because I thought they were really cute. They look like an S-shaped hook. Look at that one. That’s the perfect one. By, like, your eighth cookie, you’ll be piping perfect-shaped seahorses. At this point, if I didn’t want to bake it off right now, I could refrigerate it. It should stay like this for about 12 to 24 hours. To bake them, preheat the oven, and just pop them in. I like to let them sit on the baking tray for about 1 to 2 minutes, just to set before I move them to a cooling rack. To make the glaze, I like to sift the confectioners sugar. This looks like a lot of powdered sugar, but once we add the liquid in, it’s not a lot of glaze. So, usually, it’s really lumpy. And I like to get the lumps out before I stir in the juice. I’m looking for a specific texture of glaze. I want it to be runny enough to coat the cookie and just gently go down the sides. But I don’t want it to just fall down. So I can see that this is a little too thick. I’m going to add a little bit more lemon juice. So this is still too thick. I like adding the juice, like, a teaspoon at a time after it gets to a certain texture because I don’t want it to be too loose. I mean, if it’s too loose, you could fix it with more powdered sugar, but it takes about another cup of powdered sugar. So I just put in enough liquid where the glaze is gently running off the spoon. I want a nice, thick coat on top of the cookie. The very last step is to glaze these cookies. You can do this with a piping bag, but I just like to spoon it. These little lines on the cookies from the star tip -- I’m covering them because, when they get coated in the glaze, it just makes them pop a little more. It just adds a nice layer of shine to them. I’m going to leave some unglazed because I actually like them that way. So I have this sanding sugar that’s going to go on the cookies. But I’m going to let the glaze set a little bit because, if I put them on while the glaze is still really wet, it just sinks into the sanding sugar. And I want them to be more of a surface. That is it, my friends -- lemon butter curls. See, I like the acidity of the glaze. I think it just adds a little bit more sparkle and brightness to the cookie. I like the crunch of the little sanding sugar, the decorative sugar. It adds some texture. I like the way they snap. It’s a good cookie. These are simple, straightforward -- bang them out, pipe them out, glaze them, frost them, eat them. But, yeah, just try to enjoy the process. That’s what it’s really about. So these recipes and all the other Cookie Week recipes can be found on nytcooking.com. I got a little delivery. Oh, my gosh. It is a box of holiday cookies that we all made. Oh, wow. These were amazing. I think these are Melissa’s. Matcha, I think this is Eric’s. Marshmallow. Thank you, guys. This is so sweet. What a nice surprise.” [MUSIC PLAYING]

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