A simple sugar cookie you can make in about 25 minutes. Melt-in-your mouth goodness.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time8 minutesmins
Total Time23 minutesmins
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Danish
Servings: 32cookies
Calories: 109kcal
Author: Lois Carter Crawford
Ingredients
1largeegg
1cupbutterThat is, 2 sticks, softened but still firm
1teaspoonvanilla
¼teaspoonsalt
1cuppowdered sugarconfectioner's
2tablespoonswaterthis will be dissolved in the baking soda and cream of tartar
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspooncream of tartar
2cupsall-purpose flour
½cupgranulated sugarfor rolling the dough balls in
Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F.
In a medium-to-large bowl, cream the egg, butter, vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar together until well blended.
In a small bowl, mix the baking soda, cream of tartar and water. It will fizz.
Dump the baking soda mixture into the cookie dough, and mix.
Add the flour and mix thoroughly. It will be a sticky dough.
Put the granulated sugar into another small bowl.
Using two teaspoons, form the dough into 2-inch balls and drop them into the bowl of sugar. Roll each ball in the sugar until lightly covered. If you prefer, use colored sugar for a more festive look.
Place the sugared dough balls on a greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart (12 per sheet). (Or use a silicone mat on your cookie sheet and don't grease it.)
Using a small-bottomed glass or jar, dip the glass into the bowl of sugar, and then press the glass bottom lightly into the cookies to flatten just a bit.
Bake the cookies at 350°F degrees for about 8-9 minutes, until the bottoms are just starting to brown. The cookies will still be white, but the bottom edge will start to turn brown.
Note: If you prefer to decorate the cookies, add the sprinkles or other decorations before baking. Another option is to dip them in melted chocolate. When I do this, I only dip them halfway. Then place them standing up in the openings of the cooling rack to wait for the chocolate to harden. See the Gluten Free Danish Sugar Cookies recipe for specific instructions.