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    Sugar Cookies

    September 28, 2010 By Melissa Diamond 30 Comments

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    Sugar Cookies

    3 cups (1 lb) All Pupose Flour

    1 teaspoon baking powder

    ½ tsp. salt

    ½ lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp

    1 cup granulated sugar

    1 large egg, room temp

    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Parchment Paper

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees

    Put 3 cups flour in a separate bowl with the 1tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt, and whisk by hand for 30 seconds to blend.

    Cream the butter in your electric mixing bowl then add the 1 c. sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla, mix until  light and fluffy.  Add the egg and blend.  Add the flour mixture gradually and blend -- dough will be stiff.

    Take the dough out of the bowl and knead with your hands 1 minute.  You can roll the dough now or if you think it is too soft, put in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 10 min.  I like to work with about ¼ of the dough at a time.

    Roll the cookie dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper.  Roll the dough to about ¼ inch thickness (thicker if you are making cookies on a stick). Cut your cookies while still on the parchment paper -- do not try to lift the cookies off yet.  Place the parchment paper with cookies onto a baking sheet and refrigerate or put into the freezer for maybe 5 minutes.  This step will allow you to pull away the excess dough.  The cookies will now hold their shape when you are transferring them to bake.  Bake 8 - 10 minutes, checking at the 8 minute time.  Take out when just beginning to brown around the edges.  Let cool a short while in the pan.

    The cookies can be frozen and the recipe can be doubled

    This recipe makes 2/1/2 dozen 3 inch cookies

    * The cookies can be placed close together because they spread very little.

    *Updated 12/17: Every now and then we get a request for an a sugar cookie video tutorial that we made years ago and later removed. I'm posting it here for anyone who'd like to see this recipe in action -- and the very basics of sugar cookie decorating ;0) -

    [fvplayer src="https://vimeo.com/247526337" splash="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/672804030_1920x1440.jpg?r=pad" caption="Sugar-Cookie-Video"]

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    1. Mariam Al jamil November 13, 2018 at 5:58 am

      Please reply to above message

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    2. Mariam Al jamil November 13, 2018 at 5:58 am

      Sugar cookies ingredients in grams please not cups

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    3. Takudzwa September 25, 2019 at 3:03 am

      What do I use if I so not have all purpose flour, is it the equivalent of plain flour?

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    4. BeBe September 25, 2019 at 11:57 am

      Hi Takudzwa, If you are in the UK, plain flour is the same as all purpose flour in the US

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    5. Josie Sy October 26, 2019 at 11:27 am

      Can I make these cookies w almond flour and use swerve as a sugar substitute? Looking for a cookie recipe that all my family can consume. Thank you for your time

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    6. BeBe October 26, 2019 at 2:04 pm

      Hi Josie, We have not tried that variation of the recipe so I cannot give an answer as to the outcome. Click on the link below to a almond flour cookie recipe I found online. In the comments below the recipe she states that swerve sugar substitute is good for baking. Hope it works for you

      https://meaningfuleats.com/the-best-almond-flour-sugar-cookies-gluten-free-grain-free/

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