Reader’s Recipes: Swedish Sugar Cookies
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4.1
Reader’s Recipes: Swedish Sugar Cookies
Description
This recipe uses softened unsalted butter creamed with sugar, vanilla, and an egg to create a fluffy mixture. Dry ingredients including flour, baking powder (used here instead of cream of tartar), and baking soda are combined separately before blending with the wet ingredients to form a dough.
The dough is rolled into approximately 1½-inch balls, coated in sugar, and baked at 350°F until the edges begin to brown lightly, giving a crisp yet tender texture. The cookies are cooled on a rack to finalize their shape and sprinkled with a bit more sugar while still warm, enhancing their sweetness and providing a subtle crunch on the surface.
Stored in an airtight container, these cookies soften slightly after a few days but remain flavorful. They suit occasions where a mildly flavored, crisp cookie is desired.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter unsalted, at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla I used 2 teaspoons of vanilla paste
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar I used baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour measure with the fluff and scoop method
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F
- Cream the softened butter, sugar, vanilla and egg well, until everything is combined and fluffy.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and combine with the sugar mixture.
- Form into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and roll in sugar.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake until they just start to brown around the edges, about 10 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool briefly on the baking sheet and then move to a cooling rack. Sprinkle with a little more sugar while hot.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days to maintain freshness.
- The cookies soften slightly over time but retain pleasant texture.
- Rolling dough balls in sugar before baking adds a subtle crunchy surface.
- Baking until just browned around edges ensures a crisp yet tender texture.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 141 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 141kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 87mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 27mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 248IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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