suemunzlinger's Recipe

Sugar Cookie

Category: cookies

Soft cut out sugar cookie recipe that keeps its shape and dough does not need to be chilled before baking
Ingredients:


1 Cup butter, softened
1 Cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 cups all purpose flour


Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 350 F.
2 In the bowl of your mixer cream butter and sugar until smooth.
3 Beat in extracts and egg.
4 In a separate bowl combine baking powder with flour and add a little at a time to the wet ingredients. The dough will be very stiff. If it becomes too stiff for your mixer turn out the dough onto a countertop surface. Wet your hands and finish off kneading the dough by hand.
5 Divide into workable batches, roll out onto a floured surface and cut. You want these cookies to be on the thicker side (closer to 1/4 inch rather than 1/8).
6.Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.


Notes:

If you must chill the dough just leave it on the countertop for 10 minutes before rolling or work the dough with your hands for a few minutes.