Sugar Cookies

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A simple sugar cookie recipe with a tender, flaky texture and a buttery taste. Yum!

Makes about 24

1 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.


Reviews of Sugar Cookies:

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  Lisa in Kapolei, HI  Dec 25, 2011
Would make this again.
Randomly chose this recipe from a google search, and so happy I did. I loved the idea of separating the dough as I had not thought to do that in the past. Made for very easy rolling. five stars

  Cheryl Sugar Cookie Lover  Dec 23, 2011
Would make this again.
I haven't bakes sugar cookies in years ... this is a piece of cake... add some flour, ladies, just like you have to do with any sugar cookie recipe! These are easy and delicious.... cut the ingredients together, roll between 2 pieces of wax paper. Flour the under paper and sift a little flour on top, and roll to 1/4 inch! CUT with cookie cutter and put 1 inch apart on the sheet! Delicious! Easy! What is wrong with these gripers. I will never mess with mixing my own ingredients again. Make sure you use margarine with more than 65% oil! I used Land of Lakes Margarine. Wonderful cookies and came out perfectly! five stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 23, 2011
Would make this again.
I love the reciept but for some reason the dough is crumbling.. Any suggestions.. five stars

  A cookie baker in Los Gatos, CA  Dec 23, 2011
Would make this again.
This is your basic sugar cookie recipe that one can find in any cookbook. So simple and so tasty. four stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 23, 2011
Would not make this again.
Very dissapointed. Got very fustrated because the dough was sticking to everything. I even put the dough in the freezer and let it almost freeze and then tried to roll it out but it still stuck.:( one star

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