Kentucky Butter Cake

I first baked these Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies on a rainy afternoon when I wanted the tender crumb of the classic cake in cookie form. The result is a buttery, cakey cookie with a sticky, vanilla-scented glaze that soaks in and keeps every bite moist. If you love simple bakery-style sweets that travel well to potlucks or disappear fast at coffee hour, this recipe delivers. For a buttery cake cousin to compare technique and texture, I sometimes cross-reference a French butter cake while testing oven times. What makes this recipe special Kentucky butter cake transformed into a cookie keeps everything … Learn more