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Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies Recipe
Sugar cookies have long-been a staple in confection assortments and cookie trays. The glistening sugar and warm sweet aroma of these simple wafers are enough to tempt the strongest willed. I bet you told Grand'ma a fib or two back in your day with your hand caught in the jar. Whether you prefer your sugar cookies super-soft or a bit crunchy, this recipe has you covered!
Cook Time
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ready in: 30 min
Yields: 24 cookies
Helpful Hint
Cook time estimates above are for prep and bake times. The "ready in" estimate does not account for chilling the cookie dough as instructed in step 5 below.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer set to medium speed for approximately 40 seconds.
- Add 3/4 cup of your granulated sugar, and beat until it is well combined with the butter.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Beat until all ingredients are combined.
- Slowly and gradually beat in as much of the flour as you can. Stir in the remaining flour.
- Cover the mixing bowl and refrigerate the cookie dough for 2 hours.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Roll the cookie dough into 1-inch balls.
- Place the remaining sugar on a shallow plate. Roll your balls across the plate to sugarcoat them.
- Arrange the balls of cookie dough 2-inches apart on a non-greased cookie sheet.
- Bake your sugar cookies until they begin to brown slightly (approximately 9-12 minutes).
- Transfer your Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies to a wire rack. Allow them to cool.
