I tested 8 different butter cookie recipes, looking for the "perfect" butter cookie. It had to be buttery, a little crumbly (like shortbread), and not too sweet. This is the winner. I think these are the Worlds Best Butter Cookie, courtesy of Chef Alice Medrich.
08Slice the dough into slices about 1/8" thick and place them on the sheets about an inch apart (they won't be spreading very much, but they need air room around each cookie).
09Bake until JUST beginning to turn golden around the edges, about 16-18 minutes.
10Note: you can do many things with these cookies.
11You could roll the dough out and cut shapes.
12You could slice them even thinner and sandwich them with chocolate or jam or lemon curd.
13You could make them and then dip them half into chocolate.
14You could just make them and eat them, which is my favorite.