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The BEST Sugar Cookies

A timeless classic, but the best timeless classic you've ever tasted!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time38 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie exchange, cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Author: Shelly the Sweet Elf

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 cup all-purpose flour

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Cream butter and sugar in your mixer until smooth, at least 3 minutes.
  • Beat in vanilla and almond extracts and egg.
  • In a separate bowl, combine baking powder and salt with flour and add a little at a time to the wet ingredients. The dough will be stiff. If it becomes too stiff for your mixer turn out the dough onto a countertop surface, flour surface as needed. Finish kneading the dough by hand.
  • DO NOT CHILL THE DOUGH. Divide into 2-3 workable batches, using your favorite rolling pin, roll out to about ¼ inch thick on a floured surface, grab your favorite cookie cutters, and cut.
  • Bake at 350°F for 6-8 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.