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Easy Sugar Cookies Recipe
Everyone needs an Easy Sugar Cookies Recipe! These are literally melt-in-your-mouth delicious. I am positive these Christmas cookies will win you over.
Author:
Natalya Drozhzhin
Servings:
40
cookies
Calories:
96
Prep Time:
20
minutes
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Cook Time:
10
minutes
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Total Time:
30
minutes
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Ingredients
US Customary
Metric
1
cup
unsalted butter
,
softened at room temperature
1
cup
granulated sugar
1
egg
,
(large)
1
tsp
vanilla extract
3
cups
all-purpose flour
,
(measured correctly)
1
Tbsp
baking powder
1/4
tsp
salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 °F with a rack in the center. Whisk together flour with baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
Using a stand-up or
handheld mixer
, beat the butter together with sugar. To the mixture add vanilla extract and egg and beat to combine.
To the butter mixture, add flour in 3 parts until fully incorporated.
Divide the dough into two equal parts. On a lightly floured surface, roll into ¼-inch thickness. Use a
cookie cutter
to cut out your favorite shapes.
Bake cookies on a parchment or
silicone-lined
baking sheet at 350˚F for 10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden.
Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely and decorating with
cookie icing
.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Sugar Cookies Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
96
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Cholesterol
16
mg
5
%
Sodium
17
mg
1
%
Potassium
43
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
12
g
4
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
148
IU
3
%
Calcium
16
mg
2
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.