C & H Basic Sugar Cookies Recipe

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, beat sugar and butter until fluffy.
• 2 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder and salt, stir into sugar mixture.
• 4 form dough into flat disc on lightly floured surface; wrap in plastic wrapand chill in fridge for 1 hour.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°f
• 6 on lightly floured board, roll out half of dough to 1/8 inch thick.
• 7 using cookie cutters, cut out various shapes.
• 8 place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
• 9 sprinkle with extra sugar.
• 10 bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned. cool on rack.
• 11 variation: can also use dough to make drop cookies, skip the time to chill the dough in this case.