Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

• Cream together the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer for 3 full minutes.

• Scrape sides and add in vanilla and egg.  Mix until combined.

• Directions Step

• Add flour and baking powder to the bowl.  Mix slowly at first and then gradually get faster until the dough comes together.  The texture should be like Playdoh.  Add a little flour or water if needed to get it to a soft, pliable consistency.

• Turn out onto a floured surface.  Use a rolling pin and roll until about 1/4 inch thick (the cookies will NOT rise while baking, they will not get thinner while baking so roll out to your desired FINISHED thickness.)

• Use cookie cutters and cut out desired shapes or drop dough onto a silicone lined, or non-stick cookie sheet.

• Bake at 350 degrees F for 6-8 minutes or until the centers are puffy and no longer glossy.  Pull the cookies out of the oven BEFORE they start to brown.  If they turn brown, the cookie will be dry and "crackery" instead of soft and chewy.

• Allow to cool completely and decorate with icing or leave just as they are.