Sugar Cookies

Submitted by Ted8332

"Sarah wanted a sugar cookie and had VERY definite expectations for it's taste, texture, everything (cookies are her favorite food). So I created this, and it was a success!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 30-36 Cookies

ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter (salted works fine)
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• sugar, for rolling (I use coarse sugar)

directions

1. Set out butter to bring temperature down.
2. Preheat oven to 365 degrees.
3. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
4. Beat egg lightly.
5. Beat butter in a electric mixer on low for 1 minute.
6. Add sugar slowly to butter while mixing.
7. Add vanilla to butter (still mixing!).
8. Add egg to the butter-sugar mixture while mixing. Scrape the sides of the mixing bowl and mix a little more to ensure everything is mixing well.
9. Add flour mixture in batches to the cookie dough. Once it is all incorporated, scrape the bowl again and mix a tad more.
10. Roll cookie dough into 1 1/4 inch balls (give or take, depending on your cookie size preference), roll in sugar, and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
11. Bake cookies for 8 - 9 minutes.
12. Cool for 1 - 2 minutes on cookie sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
13. Serve!