Best Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
The dough
-
2¾
cups
all-purpose flour
-
1
teaspoon
baking powder
-
½
teaspoon
sea salt
-
1
cup
unsalted butter
-
¾
cup
granulated sugar
-
1
large
egg
-
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
-
1
teaspoon
almond extract
For decorating
-
Royal icing
optional
for decorating
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the egg, vanilla, and almond extracts.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Divide the dough in half, shape into disks, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll out the dough to ¼-inch thickness and cut into desired shapes.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until edges are golden brown, then cool on a wire rack.
- Decorate with royal icing or as desired.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
30
Calories
100
Total fat
5g
Total carbohydrates
13g
Total protein
1g
Sodium
100mg
Cholesterol
20mg
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