How To Make Sugar Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Directions
- 1
Start by preheating oven to 375 F.
- 2
In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt and whisk together until well combined.
- 3
In your stand mixer, add butter and sugar and mix on medium high speed until light, fluffy and creamy (about 4-5 minutes).
- 4
Next add in egg and vanilla and continue mixing until smooth. Scrape down sides if needed.
- 5
Finally turn mixer down to slow speed and add flour mixture in intervals of 3 and mix until combined.
- 6
Remove the cookie dough from mixer and cut into 4 mounds of dough and wrap with plastic wrap creating disks. Refrigerate for about 30-40 minutes.
- 7
For regular drop sugar cookies, scoop out 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet. Pat with your hand slightly to flatten.
- 8
For roll out/cut out sugar cookies, add a disk of dough to a lightly floured sheet of parchment paper. Roll until about ⅛ inch thickness and use cookie cutters to cut shapes.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes.