Best Ever Sugar Cookies
🕒 Cook Time: 8 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour 38 minutes
🥧 Recipe Category: Dessert
🔍 Keywords: Cookie & Brownie, Oven, < 4 Hours
👨🍳 Recipe Yield: 36 cookies
Description:
Indulge in the ultimate sugar cookie experience with this tried-and-true recipe. Perfectly sweetened dough that’s ideal for cutting out shapes and decorating to your heart’s desire. These cookies are a delightful treat for any occasion!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Nutrition Information (per serving):
- Calories: 66.5
- Fat: 2.8g
- Saturated Fat: 1.7g
- Cholesterol: 12.7mg
- Sodium: 44.8mg
- Carbohydrates: 9.5g
- Fiber: 0.2g
- Sugar: 4.2g
- Protein: 0.9g
Instructions:
- Cream the butter and sugar: In a mixing bowl, cream together the unsalted butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg: Beat in the egg until the mixture is fluffy and well combined.
- Blend in the vanilla: Stir in the vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- Sift in the dry ingredients: Sift in the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix until combined: Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a dough forms.
- Chill the dough: Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to firm up.
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll out the dough: On a floured surface, roll out half of the chilled dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch.
- Cut out shapes: Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes from the rolled dough.
- Bake the cookies: Place the cut-out cookies onto a greased baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes, or until set but not browned.
- Decorate: Once cooled, unleash your creativity and decorate the cookies as desired.
Enjoy these Best Ever Sugar Cookies with a cup of milk or hot cocoa, and share the joy with friends and family!
