Basic Sugar Cookies PT90M https://img4.recipesrun.com/201907/2019/0731/7c/9/083159/300x200x90.jpg Everyone needs a good sugar cookie recipe. If you can master the very simple technique behind this one dough, you have several variations at your disposal, most likely without a trip to the grocery store. This is the perfect Sugar Cookie Icing. (Our favorite buttercream for frosting is below!) Plus, get our best ideas for homemade Christmas sugar cookies! 12 servings Ingredients: Edible glitter Frosting 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract 2 Large eggs 1 1/4 cups Granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups Unsalted butter 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 1 teaspoon Baking powder 3 1/2 cups All-purpose flour

Basic Sugar Cookies

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( By lihui )

Everyone needs a good sugar cookie recipe. If you can master the very simple technique behind this one dough, you have several variations at your disposal, most likely without a trip to the grocery store. This is the perfect Sugar Cookie Icing. (Our favorite buttercream for frosting is below!) Plus, get our best ideas for homemade Christmas sugar cookies!

01 Information

Grade medium
Serving 12 servings
Total Time 90 Mins

02 Ingredients

- Edible glitter
- Frosting
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups Granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 3 1/2 cups All-purpose flour

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03 Method

Step 1

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
Step 2

In another bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar on medium-high until the mixture is light, fluffy and pale, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down sides of the bowl, and add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla, and beat until everything is well combined, stopping to scrape down the bowl as needed.
Step 3

Add dry ingredients all at once, and mix on low speed just until incorporated.
Step 4

Scrape dough out of bowl and divide it in half. Wrap each piece in plastic wrap, patting into a 1-inch-thick disk. Chill at least 2 hours and up to 5 days.
Step 5

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Roll out dough, one disk at a time, on lightly floured parchment paper or work surface until it's about 1/8 inch thick. Create shapes, using a lightly floured cookie cutter. (Alternatively, using a knife, cut the dough into squares, rectangles or diamonds.) If at any point the dough becomes too soft to cut and cleanly remove from parchment paper, slide it onto a cookie sheet and chill for a few minutes in the freezer or refrigerator. Gather any dough scraps and combine them into a disk. Roll and repeat the cookie-cutting process, chilling as necessary.
Step 6

Place shapes onto parchment-lined baking sheets 1 inch apart and bake until cookie edges are lightly browned with sandy, pale centers, 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through. Cool the cookies on a rack, if you have one. Otherwise, let them cool on the pan. Decorate with a glaze, royal icing, frosting, glitter, food-grade luster dust or whatever you'd like. Don’t forget the sprinkles.

04 Author

lihui

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Basic Sugar Cookies

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