Easy Sugar Cookies

Name: Easy Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 42 cookies
Ingredients: 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 ½ cups granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons nonpareil sprinkles; ½ cup granulated sugar; vanilla buttercream frosting

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
42 cookies
Course
Dessert

Easy Sugar Cookies

Iris Warren

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Chewy, easy sugar cookies come together in a snap with zero chilling, rolling out, or cutting required. Make these cookies extra colorful and fun by adding nonpareil sprinkles or sandwiching them with buttercream frosting.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Optional:

3 tablespoons nonpareil sprinkles for adding to the dough
½ cup granulated sugar for rolling
vanilla buttercream frosting for frosting or filling

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl down.
Gradually add in the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. If using, mix in the nonpareil sprinkles.
Use a small cookie scoop to create dough balls about 1 tablespoon each. Gently roll each scoop of dough into a ball and place onto prepared cookie sheets, leaving about 2 inches of space between each cookie.
Bake in preheated oven for 9-11 minutes, until the centers are just set. They will be puffy when they come out of the oven, but will deflate and the tops will crinkle as they cool. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for a couple of minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Adding nonpareil sprinkles into the batter adds a colorful pop. Try using different colors for different seasons or occasions!
For a sparkly finish, roll the dough balls in ½ cup granulated sugar before placing them on the baking sheets. Keep in mind that this will make the final cookies slightly sweeter.
These cookies are delicious on their own, but can also be topped or turned into sandwich cookies with buttercream frosting. If using the buttercream frosting linked above, I recommend halving the recipe.