A simple sugar cookie recipe with a tender, flaky texture and a buttery taste. Yum!
Makes about 241 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, mix until just combined. Add flour and baking powder in intervals. Dough will seem as if doesn't have enough moisture but continue to mix with mixer until combined (it will come together when chilled). Divide the dough into four equal parts, shape into four disks, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate about an hour or until firm. Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat. Roll out dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper, about 1/4 inch thick for crispier cookies and 1/3 inch thick for softer cookies. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters and place on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until edges just start to turn a golden color. For softer cookies, do not allow the cookies to take on color. Remove from oven, let cool for one minute and then transfer to wire rack. Allow cookie sheet to cool thoroughly before placing uncooked dough on it. Decorate cookies with Royal Icing or Buttercream Frosting and sprinkles.
Can be stored in freezer undecorated for 2 months. Dough also freezes well.
Note: Yield varies greatly depending on how thin you roll out the dough and how large your cookie cutters are, but an overall guideline is 24 cookies.
A cookie baker in Santa Monica Dec 17, 2008
Would make this again.
Great!
A cookie baker Dec 15, 2008
Would make this again.
This cookie recipe was excellent and really fun to bake with the kids
Olga in New Jersey Dec 15, 2008
Would make this again.
These cookies are so good - they rarely make it to the decorating stage. We eat them warm as they come out of the oven!
James N in Frisco, TX Dec 15, 2008
Would make this again.
Very simple recipe for our christmas cookies. A hit!
A cookie baker Dec 14, 2008
Would make this again.
The best ever sugar cookie recipe. I had to make an additional batch because the family was eating them as they came out of the oven.
Perfect with Sugar Cookie Icing: 1 c confectioners sugar, 4 tsp milk, 2 tsp light corn syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, assorted food coloring.
A cookie baker Dec 13, 2008
Would make this again.
I didn't like it too much because when i made it, it was crumbly and not dough-like. Even after i chilled it, it was still like that. i had to add water so it would just stick a little! :-(
Champene in Nice, France Dec 13, 2008
Would not make this again.
These cookies were not too tasteful! They tasted like wax. Im sorry, but they were too sweet, and they gave my family stomach aches.Im not sure but maybe I did something wrong,or it was just too much.
Sorry,
Champene LeCornelious
A cookie baker in Ontario Canada Dec 11, 2008
Would not make this again.
I just finished baking this recipe with my sister, for christmas gifts for my family. I don't recommend it, for we had to throw half of the dough away, since the cookies tasted like old popcorn. We are highly disappointed in this recipe, and would NEVER make it again.
Sorry for whoever made this up, but these cookies are gaggable.
J & R
Kirsten in Virginia Dec 10, 2008
Would make this again.
This was a fantastic recipe. The dough was easy to work with. My kids were able to help me roll it out and cut shapes. We used decorative sprinkles rather than icing and they were delicious. It is one of my new standard recipes! I loved it!
A cookie baker in Detroit Dec 10, 2008
Would make this again.
Everything went great just follow the directions
