Italian butter cookies come in various shapes, like swirls or cat’s tongues, and everyone has their favorite. All the variations start with the same dough: intensely buttery, warm from a generous splash of vanilla, and tender from a combination of powdered and granulated sugars. |
A staple of contributor Zoe Denenberg’s childhood, a shiny platter of Italian butter cookies materialized at every event: holidays, birthdays, funerals. She never questioned why—no matter which bakery they came from—they almost always looked and tasted the same. But after a little internet sleuthing, she stumbled upon a discovery. |
