Butter Drop Biscuits

4.9(15)

So buttery and delicious, these Drop Biscuits will blow your mind! No rolling or cutting, simply make the dough, drop by the heaping tablespoon onto your baking sheets and bake!

by Katie Cooksey·published 2026-04-17

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AmericanBreakfastSide Dish

Servings

['12', '12 small']

Total time

22 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

150 kcal

Ingredients (6)

serves

2 cups all purpose flourflour
1/4 cup granulated sugarsugar
1 tablespoon baking powderbaking-powder
pinch of saltsalt
1/3 cup cold butter (cut into pieces)butter
1 cup whole milkmilk

Instructions (4 steps)

01Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a light colored baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
02In the bowl of a food processor, measure and pour in all the dry ingredients plus the cold butter. Pulse to break apart the butter into small pieces. Pour in all the milk at once and quickly pulse 4-5 times until the dough is just combined.
03Drop by the spoonful onto prepared baking sheet.
04Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown and the tops have a little color too. Serve warm.

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