Sugar Cookies

Name: Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 40 ish (depending on shape)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 c sugar; 170 g butter, room temperature; 1 large egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 c flour (measure then take out 2 tablespoons); 2 Tbsp cornflour; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

By JR Mattsen
@nzJen

Adapted this recipe from the very popular 'Grannys Sugar Cookies' on Food.Com

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Serves:

40 ish (depending on shape)

Prep:

40 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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3/4 c

sugar
170 g

butter, room temperature
1 large

egg
1 tsp

vanilla extract
2 c

flour (measure then take out 2 tablespoons)
2 Tbsp

cornflour
1/4 tsp

salt
1/2 tsp

baking soda
1/2 tsp

cream of tartar

How to Make Sugar Cookies

Step-by-Step

Cream butter & sugar together until fluffy
Add egg & vanilla. Beat well
Sift dry ingredients & add to creamed mixture a bit at a time until completely blended. (Adding cornflour is optional but makes cake flour & helps shape of cookies)
Cover & chill for at least 30 minutes.
Roll out dough, on floured board, to about 6mm thick (thicker cookies will be softer, thinner crispier)
Cut out desired shapes with cookie cutters (dipped in flour).
Bake on lined tray at 180 C for about 10 minutes.
Make a paste of icing sugar (2 T) & water (1-2 tsp). Use this to glue on raisins, m&m's, lollies, sprinkles or coloured sugar (mix a drop or two of food colouring into white sugar & let dry a few hours)
Chocolate drops can be pressed into cookies before baking.
For all over icing mix butter, icing sugar, vanilla (or flavouring of choice) with a little milk or water until it is a spreading consistency.
Pipe around edges of cookie before filling (gives a clean non-dribbling edge)