Day 7 of my “12 Days of Baked Goods” series!
This is a very simple recipe that yields the greatest cookies for holiday decorating. They’re a bit crunchy around the edges yet still chewy and bake perfectly flat for easy decorating.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Directions:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Gradually add the sugar. Add the egg and vanilla, beating to just incorporate.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Using a wooden spoon, incorporate the flour mixture to the butter mixture in three additions – don’t overmix!
- Divide the cookie dough in two, flatten each portion in a circle, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- On a lightly floured surface, flatten each portion of dough to a thickness of ¼ inch using a rolling pin.
- Using a cookie-cutter (I used a round), cut desired shapes and place about 1-inch apart on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Use the scraps of dough to roll again for more cookies. Bake for 10-13 until very lightly golden, rotating the cookie sheets halfway through the baking process. Cool for a minute on the cookie sheets then transfer to a baking rack to cool completely.
- Ice with your favorite glaze and decorate.
Yields 3 dozen cookies.
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