Sugar Cookie Recipe

Easy Cutout Cookie Recipe

 

Ingredients:

2 sticks of butter, room temperature
1 cup of granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, room temperature
3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 tsp salt

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Cream butter and sugar with mixer until smooth
  • Add egg and vanilla extract, beat well
  • Slowly add flour, salt and baking powder to mixing bowl and continue to mix until combined, if dough gets too thick for mixer you can finish mixing by hand
  • Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness between two sheets of parchment paper.
  • Place parchment paper on baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Remove dough from refrigerator and cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and let the cutout cookies cool a little on cookie sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frost and enjoy!
Use this easy cutout cookie recipe for all your holiday cookies; Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Birthdays and more!
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