These easy three ingredient biscuits have the butter baked right in! Once you make this delicious recipe for butter biscuits you’ll be hooked, so you might want to make a double batch!
Jump to:
Why we love this recipe
This is one of what I call my secret weapon recipes. Secret weapon recipes are those recipes that you can completely, totally, 1000% rely on to work Every Single Time, and that are also a little bit different and a whole lot of delicious.
I count my scrambled eggs with ricotta in this category, as well as my recipe for Chicken Carbonara and my beloved Blue Dory cookie recipe too.
These delectable biscuits are the biscuit version of my secret weapon recipe.
The combination of the sour cream and the butter makes these babies taste like they are already buttered. And how fabulous is that?
Almost as good is the fact that all you need to do is mix up these three ingredients, scoop the batter into a muffin tin, bake them until they are golden, and then try and exercise enough self control not to eat them all in one sitting.
As in, the first time I made them, the Southern husband ate all of them.
In one day.
A full biscuit recipe, gone just like that. It was both alarming and highly satisfying all at the same time…and here’s how it’s done.
Ingredients you need
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Bisquick: This baking mix is also great for making pancakes and waffles, and because of that you can usually find it in the breakfast aisle of your supermarket.
- Sour Cream: Either regular or low-fat will work…we don’t recommend non-fat for this recipe.
- Butter: We recommend salted butter for this recipe for the best taste, but you can make it with unsalted if you prefer.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities and nutritional information.
How to make this recipe
STEP 1: Mix together Bisquick, melted butter and sour cream.
STEP 2: Spoon into your muffin tin.
STEP 3: Bake for 20 minutes or until just golden.
Yup, that’s it. That’s all you need for what I solemnly promise will be some of the best biscuits you are ever going to eat.
Not that anyone would ever do that. (Right, honey?)
Recipe FAQs
This is a baking mix combination of flour, fat, leavening and salt, and it is usually found in the breakfast aisle of your supermarket because it is a popular ingredient for homemade pancakes…but there’s a lot more you can do with it. Like make these butter biscuits!
Like all baked goods, these biscuits are at their very best the same day they are baked, but you can definitely make them a few hours ahead of when you need them.
Pop your question in the Comments section below the recipe card and I will answer pronto!
I’ll stop now and let you get to baking some butter biscuits, because I don’t want you to go another minute without this deliciousness. Secret weapon recipes!
Other biscuit and bread recipes we love!
We want to know what you think! 🤔
If you try this recipe, we would love to hear how it came out for you! I’d be super grateful if you could leave a star rating (you pick how many stars! 🌟 ) and your thoughts in the Comments section below the recipe.
Butter Biscuits
These easy three ingredient biscuits have the butter baked right in! Once you make this delicious recipe for butter biscuits you’ll be hooked, so you might want to make a double batch!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 12 biscuits
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 cups Bisquick
- 1 stick butter, melted (1/2 cup)
- 1 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 12 serving muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Mix together Bisquick, melted butter and sour cream. Spoon into your muffin tin.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until just golden.
- Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm.
- Yup, that’s really all there is to it!
Notes
-
- Bisquick: This baking mix is also great for making pancakes and waffles, and because of that you can usually find it in the breakfast aisle of your supermarket.
-
- Sour Cream: Either regular or low-fat will work…we don’t recommend non-fat for this recipe.
-
- Butter: We recommend salted butter for this recipe for the best taste, but you can make it with unsalted if you prefer.
Melody says
I just wanted to say again, absolutely amazing!!
I just texted all my biscuit loving friends.
I did want to add that I used light sour cream
( that’s all I had on hand)
I used a large muffin pan but the recommended temperature and time cooked work out great.
Aw, thank you! And thank you SO much for sharing this recipe with your friends – I really appreciate it! :)
Melody says
Oh my gosh!!
Easiest tallest biscuit / muffins I’ve ever made!!!
I’ve always struggled with mine being on the flat side.
This will definitely be the only biscuit recipe I will ever use in the future!!
Melody!! I’m so glad you love them as much as we do – it’s our all time favorite favorite biscuit recipe. :)
Allison says
Oh my word! These biscuits look amazing! I am always looking for a new recipe for biscuits! Thanks for the post!
My pleasure! These are the all-time favorite biscuits in my house. :)
Leslie says
I made this last night and the teenager ate almost all of them. I’m thinking of putting in a healthy amount of chives next time!
Teenager-approved – I love it! And chives sound fabulous!
Karen Nelson says
Made these last night with chili and oh my! a keeper for sure!
and how easy.. and Sooo good!!
Perfect with chili! Or barbecue, or beef stew…I could go on and on!
Theresa M. says
Love these! I make them in a mini-muffin tin and stir in some chopped chives and serve with my potato cheddar soup. So yummy!
Potato cheddar soup?? Sounds SO good!
Nutmeg Nanny says
Good biscuits are a weakness of mine :) these look perfect!
And SO easy, too! Hurray!
Winnie says
These are in my oven right now! Since you planted this seed in my head I have been wanting them! I will report back! Thank you!!
Hope you love them as much as I do!
Catherine says
Thanks Kate :-)
You probably know already but these “biscuits” are more like our Australian “scones” and our “biscuits” are more like your “cookies”… but what’s in a name, eh? Important thing is that they taste good and these look YUMMEEE!!!
Thanks again.
I knew the biscuit thing but not the scone thing – you learn something new every day! :)
Catherine says
What is “Bisquik”? I don’t believe we have that here in Australia.
Biscquick is a baking mix made of flour, leaving and a little butter. Here’s a link that shows you how to make your own: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Substitute-for-Bisquick
Winnie says
I can’t wait to make these!! I just bought a very big container of sourcream yesterday, so I have all these ingredients. I will let you know how they turn out. It may be dangerous, as I love biscuits!
Perfect timing!! Hope you love them. :)
Rachel says
What about an alternative for those of us who don’t have Bisquik in the country we are living in?
Hi there – here is a link to how to make your own version of Bisquick:http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Substitute-for-Bisquick
Rachel says
Thank you Kate.
My pleasure! :)
Joanne says
I’m seeing a batch of these with a bowl of chili…they won’t stand a chance!
Wow, I am seeing that TOO! :)
Karen Nelson says
all you had to say was butter + biscuit (and maybe a side of BACON!)
Will give this a go.. no doubt a keeper!
Biscuits + Bacon = Heaven. But you knew that already!
Mindy says
You’ve sold them. I’m tryin’ ’em this week!
Hurray! I know you will love them. :)