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Classic Sugar Cookies on a plate
Andrew Fowler

Classic Sugar Cookies

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Chilling, cooling and icing setting 2 hours 5 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 57 minutes
Servings: 24
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp water for icing

Method
 

  1. Beat butter and sugar 2 minutes until smooth and slightly fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla, scraping bowl.
  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt; mix into butter on low just until dough forms. Flatten into two discs; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour, additional to listed active time.
  3. Heat oven to 350°F; parchment-line two sheets. Roll discs between parchment to 1/4 inch thick. Use simple 2 1/2-inch cutters, rerolling scraps once, for about 24 cookies.
  4. Bake one sheet at a time 10 to 11 minutes until edges set and bottoms pale gold. Cool on sheet 5 minutes; transfer to rack.
  5. Whisk sugar and water into thick spreadable icing. Thinly spread on fully cooled cookies; dry 1 hour before stacking.