Easy Sugar Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup butter

  unsalted, softened to room temperature
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

• 1 Cream butter and sugar: To the bowl of you mixer add the sugar and butter. Mix
  on medium until creamy, light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and continue
  mixing until combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
• 2 Combine the dry ingredients: In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder
  and salt together.
• 3 Finish the cookie dough: Turn down the mixer to low and add half the flour
  mixture to the butter/sugar mixture and beat until just combined. Add the rest
  of the flour and continue mixing until just combined. If the dough is a bit too
  soft add another tbsp of flour, this should help with rolling.
• 4 Chill and set the cookie dough: Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill for
  1 to 2 hours to overnight.
• 5 Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• 6 Roll and cut the dough: Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼"
  inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Re-roll leftover dough and cut into
  shapes.
• 7 Bake the cookies: Place cookies 1 inch apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet and
  bake 9 to 11 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer
  to a wire rack to cool completely before icing.

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