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sugar cookies

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1.15K Pinches 23 Photos
Fairy62 avatar
OFallon, IL
Updated on Nov 30, 2017

This is a delicious cookie to make. Wonderful to make around the holidays for a special treat for the children. My children always liked to help decorate with icing.

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We love sugar cookies. They're fun to cut out and to decorate. This sugar cookie is so buttery. It has just the right amount of flour to make it hold a good shape and still maintain the sweet buttery flavor. A great recipe to have on hand for a holiday. Cut into your favorite shapes and decorate. They're tasty and delicious. This makes a small batch of cookies. If you are making enough for a crowd, double the recipe.

— The Test Kitchen
prep time 2 Hr 20 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Bake
yield Many

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make sugar cookies

  • Cream butter and sugar.
    Step 1
    Cream butter and sugar.
  • Adding the egg.
    Step 2
    Blend in egg.
  • Adding flour to batter.
    Step 3
    Add flour a little at a time with baking powder. Add vanilla.
  • Mixing until all flour is combined.
    Step 4
    Mix until all flour is combined.
  • Wrapping dough into plastic wrap.
    Step 5
    Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 2 hours or more.
  • Slicing dough in half.
    Step 6
    Slice dough in half. Keep the rest chilled until ready to roll.
  • Dough rolled out.
    Step 7
    Roll dough one part at a time to a 1/4" thickness.
  • Cutting cookies with a cookie cutter.
    Step 8
    Cut with cookie cutters. Save the scraps. While the cookies are baking, roll out the scraps and cut additional cookies.
  • Baking cookies on parchment paper.
    Step 9
    Place cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 - 12 minutes.
  • Cooling cookies.
    Step 10
    Move cookies to a cooling rack after 5 minutes to completely cool.
  • Decorating the cookies.
    Step 11
    Decorate with icing and decors.
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Category: Cookies
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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