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The Essential Sugar Cookie Recipe

Made with the perfect blend of powdered sugar and our secret ingredient for added flavor, these cookies are sure to be the best tasting sugar cookies you'll ever have.
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Servings: 2 dozen
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 ½ cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 ea Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • ½ tsp Pure Almond Extract
  • 2 ½ cup Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Cream of Tartar

Method
 

  1. Mix butter, sugar, egg, and flavorings until blended.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
  3. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture and mix until blended. The dough may be crumbly. Chill for 2-3 hours.
  4. Divide the dough in half and roll it out on a lightly floured board with a rolling pin to desired thickness (typically between ¼" to ½ "). Cut out cookies with cookie cutters.
  5. Bake at 375° on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for approximately 6 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven and let cook for approximately 1 minute on the pan before carefully transferring to a wire rack. Cool completely before frosting with your favorite icing.