This is a vanilla sugar cookie recipe that is well tested in our home around Christmas.

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt (skip the salt if you use salted butter)
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

  1. Mix flour with baking powder and salt in a medium size bowl.
  2. Beat butter with sugar in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high, until fluffy.
  3. Beat in egg and vanilla till just combine.
  4. Add dry ingredients into the wet mixture in two parts. Mix just until combine.
  5. Divide dough in half; roll each portion into 2-inch wide log. Wrap in parchment paper and twist ends.
  6. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  7. Preheat oven to 350F.
  8. Slice cookie log into 1/4 inch rounds and arrange 1 inch apart on un-greased baking sheets.
  9. Bake for 10-12 minutes until slightly golden.