Description
These sugar cookies are great for when you need a Christmas cookie recipe that is quick and easy. They hold their shape perfectly and are delicious to boot!
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 g) unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 3 cups of plain flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder
- ½ teaspoon of salt
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar in mixer until it is light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to butter and sugar mixture (change attachments to dough hooks if necessary).
- Shape the dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Remove dough from fridge and roll to desired thickness (mine were just under 1 cm thick – bit more than ¼ inch).
- Cut into shapes and then bake on baking paper for 7 to 10 minutes (they should just have a slight brown tinge around edges).
- Remove from oven and cool on tray.
