How to make Sugar Cookies
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How to make Sugar Cookies
Description
This sugar cookie recipe combines all-purpose flour with a pinch of salt and baking powder to provide lightness and structure. The dough is enriched with butter and powdered sugar beaten until fluffy, then enhanced with vanilla extract and an egg for richness. After combining dry and wet ingredients carefully, the dough is chilled to firm up, allowing easier rolling and cutting.
Rolling the dough to about 3 mm thickness and flouring surfaces prevents sticking. Baking at a moderate 320°F (160°C) ensures even baking with a tender texture and lightly crisp edges. Cookies can be decorated post-bake with a mixture of powdered sugar, lemon juice, and sugar sprinkles, offering a sweet and tangy glaze.
These cookies are a classic treat for any occasion where simple, mildly sweet cookies are desired, and the decorator options allow for customization. The recipe supports using various cookie cutter shapes for festive or everyday looks.
Cooling the dough is a key step to maintain shape during baking and to achieve the ideal texture. Decorating with preferred sprinkles enhances visual appeal and sweetness after baking.
Ingredients
For the Cookie
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- salt pinch
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder (not Baking Soda!)
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar aka confectioners sugar
- ½ Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
For the Decoration
- powdered sugar aka confectioners sugar
- lemon juice
- sugar see Notes, decoration
Instructions
- First mix together the dry ingredients. The all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder. Keep aside.
- In another mixing bowl, add the butter and powdered sugar. Beat fluffy to a smooth consistency.
- Add the vanilla extract and the egg. Continue to blend in with all ingredients.
- At last, add the dry ingredients mixed with the flour. Add a batch at a time while combining the ingredients in a kitchen machine or with a hand blender.
- Create a well-combined dough. Place on a cling film and wrap cling film around the dough.
- Cool the dough for at least 30 minutes in the fridge. This is necessary so that you can roll out the dough afterward.
- Roll out the dough with the help of all-purpose flour so that it doesn't stick. Keep on rolling out to about 3 mm or 0.10 inches and flour your dough on both sides at all times.
- Preheat your oven to 320° Fahrenheit/ 160° Celsius.
- Cut out your cookies with cookie cutters of your choice. Place unbaked cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Keep a little space between the cookies.
- Bake cookies at 320° Fahrenheit/ 160° Celsius. for about 10 to 12 minutes until they turn a bit yellow. Keep an eye on your cookies, because duration depends on your oven (they are not all the same).
- Keep the baked cookies out to cool.
- You can choose to decorate your cookies. To do so place naked baked cookies on a parchment paper.
- In a small bowl combine powdered sugar and lemon juice. The quantity and consistency is up to you. Don't add too much lemon juice too and if you did, adjust by adding a little more powdered sugar. The icing should be semi-liquid.
- Brush each cookie with the icing and sprinkle some sugar decoration over your cookies. Decorate to your liking.
- Leave the icing to dry so that it gets hard. Store cookies in a box lined with parchment paper. See post for hot climate storage instructions.
Notes
- You can use any sprinkles or sugar decorations you like to personalize the cookies.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 50cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 64 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 64kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 34mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 118IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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