Classic Sugar Cookie

By SMorrissey

Here's the perfect, all-purpose sugar cookie dough. If you want to add whole-grain goodness to your sugar cookies, replace half the flour with white whole-wheat flour

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 11/2 cups sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. In separate large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat butter and sugar until blended. Increase speed to high; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low; beat in eggs and vanilla until mixed, then beat in flour mixture just until blended, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces; flatten each into a disk. Wrap each disk in plastic and refrigerate overnight.