Here is a basic Christmas Sugar Cookie recipe you can use as a base for a lot of other cookies! Plus it is a pretty good cookie recipe all alone!
If you like cookies, make sure to check back over the next few days for some AWESOME cookie recipes!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup softened, unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp pure vanilla
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions:
In the bowl of stand mixer combine butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and lemon extract mixing until creamed together.
In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add these ingredients to the butter mixture.
Divide dough into 2 balls, flatten each into a 2” thick disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
Preheat oven to 400 Degrees.
On a lightly floured surface or parchment paper, using a silicone rolling pin, roll dough out to approximately ¼” thickness. Cut into desired shapes and place them on ungreased cookie sheets, leaving 1-2 inches between.
Bake for 4-6 minutes in preheated oven. Allow to cool for 3-5 minutes then transfer to wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- 1 cup softened, unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp pure vanilla
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- In the bowl of stand mixer combine butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and lemon extract mixing until creamed together.
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add these ingredients to the butter mixture.
- Divide dough into 2 balls, flatten each into a 2” thick disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 Degrees.
- On a lightly floured surface or parchment paper, using a silicone rolling pin, roll dough out to approximately ¼” thickness. Cut into desired shapes and place them on ungreased cookie sheets, leaving 1-2 inches between.
- Bake for 4-6 minutes in preheated oven. Allow to cool for 3-5 minutes then transfer to wire cooling rack to cool completely.
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