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Perfect Sugar Cookies

written by Emily

 

 

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 C Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 12 Tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter/margarine
  • 1 C sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla extract

Directions:

Have all the ingredients at room temperature.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, beat together the butter, margarine and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg, beating well and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add the vanilla and beat until just blended. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in three additions, beating each addition until just blended.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a ball. Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a disk. Wrap the disks separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or as long as overnight.

Preheat an oven to 350ºF.

Generously flour 2 cookie sheets and roll out the dough directly onto the sheets to 1/4-inch thickness. Using lightly floured cookie cutters, cut out cookies. Carefully gather the dough from around the cutouts and set aside to roll out again.

Bake the cookies until the edges are just golden and the centers are just firm to the touch, 12 to 15 minutes. Using a thin metal spatula, immediately loosen the cookies and let them set for 3 to 5 minutes, then carefully transfer them to a wire rack and let cool completely. When the cookie sheets have cooled, roll out the remaining dough onto the sheets, cut out cookies and bake.

Decorate the cookies with frosting, icings and sugars. Store in an airtight container for up to 7 days.

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Perfect Sugar Cookies was last modified: October 31st, 2016 by Emily
Emily

Emily is a mom to three very active boys. Her youngest is autistic so she is passionate about advocating for children and families on the spectrum. She attends more concerts than is humanly possible and takes some pretty amazingly blurry photos of said shows to prove she was there. Also, #hashtags are her favorite. #totes #noreally

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3 comments

CC Peter December 8, 2017 at 7:35 am

I don’t see salt listed in the ingredients but salt is in the directions.

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SJ December 21, 2015 at 8:07 pm

Moved to Colorado recently from Florida and needed a recipie for high altitude..these came out completely perfect! Made them exactly as instructed. Thank you so much! A very happy hubs (who apparently thinks “sugar cookies are boring”) and 4 yr old little guy! Made our winter solstice super sweet! 😀

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Melanie Hall October 27, 2010 at 8:47 pm

FANTASTIC!!! Can’t wait to make the Pumpkin Cranberry Cookies!!! YUM. Thank you.

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