Vanilla Sugar Cookies

By Kmac_4

Ingredients

• 3 C flour
• 1/2 T baking soda
• 1/2 t coarse salt
• 1 3/4 C sugar
• 1/4 C packed light brown sugar
• 2 vanilla beans, split and scraped, pod reserved for another use
• 2 1/2 sticks unslated butter, room temp
• 2 large eggs
• Fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling
• Water, for brushing

Details

Servings 18

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat sugars and vanilla seeds with a mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add butter; beat until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture, beat until well combined.

Using a 2 inch ice cream scoop ( 3 tablespoons) drop dough onto parchment lined baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart (no more than 4 cookies per sheet).

Flatten cookies slightly using the palm of your hand; sprinkle with sanding sugar. Lightly brush tops of cookies with water using a pastry brush. Sprinkle with sanding sugar again.

Bake until light golden brown, 14 to 16 minutes.

Transfer sheets to wire racks, and let cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to racks.