Sugar Cookie Dough

By Pikachutherecipereader

When it comes to a classic sugar cookie, the possibilities are endless.

Ingredients

• ingredients
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder

Details

Servings 30
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from recipecenter.giantfoodstores.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Sift together flour and baking powder and add to creamed mixture. Roll dough into a log on plastic wrap. Wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Slice roll into 1/4–1/2 inch discs and place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 7–10 minutes, remove from oven and cool completely before removing from cookie sheets.

variations

- Add ½ tsp lemon zest to dough, drizzle baked cookies with white chocolate.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls, then press a thumbprint in the middle and fill with raspberry jam.
- Add ½ tsp cardamom, shape dough into 1-inch balls, roll in crushed pistachios and flatten slightly.
- Dip baked cookies in dark chocolate and crushed peppermint.
- Add cocoa powder to half the dough, layer with white dough and roll, then slice into pinwheels.