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The Best Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
1
cup
butter
at room temperature
1
cup
sugar
1
egg
1 1/2
tsp
vanilla
3
cups
flour
1/2
tsp
salt
1 1/2
tsp
baking powder
Instructions
Cream butter & sugar together until light & fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, mix.
In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, & baking powder.
Slowly mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, continue mixing until combined.
Cover and refrigerate dough at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
When ready to use, roll dough onto lightly floured work area using a rolling pin until about 1/4 in thick. Use preferred cookie cutter shapes.
Bake for 9-12 minutes.