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Vanilla Bean Cut-Out Sugar Cookie Recipe
This Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookie Recipe is easy to cut out, holds its shape after baking and yields soft and chewy sugar cookies.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 161 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter (2 sticks) cold & cut into chunks
- 1 cup granulated sugar (or vanilla sugar)
- 1 egg
- 2 Vanilla Beans scraped
- 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
- 3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Cream butter and sugar together. Stir in egg, vanilla beans and extract. In a small bowl stir flour and baking powder together. Slowly incorporate dry ingredients.
- Roll dough out onto the floured surface to be just over 1/4" thick. Cut cookies out using cookie cutters and place onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Freeze 5-7 minutes, then bake 10-12 minutes, or until bottoms have lightly browned but edges are still light in color. Cool 3 minutes on the baking sheet, then remove to cooling racks. Decorate as desired.
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Notes
- Nutritional information is for plain, unfrosted sugar cookies.
Nutrition Information
Calories
161kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
71mg
(3%)
Potassium
55mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
246IU
(5%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 161kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 71mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 55mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 246IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.