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Perfect sugar cookies should always have equal parts butter and sugar. The butter and sugar should be creamed together (beat on high) until the butter is lighter in color and ultra fluffy. Lofthouse Style Sugar Cookies - These have an irresistible sweet flavor and are finished with a creamy frosting. You can have Perfect Sugar Cookies using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Perfect Sugar Cookies

1. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of unsalted butter (3 sticks), softened.
2. It's 2 cups of granulated sugar.
3. Prepare 4 of eggs.
4. Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract (can use almond, peppermint or coconut extract instead).
5. It's 5 cups of all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling.
6. You need 2 teaspoons of baking powder.
7. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.

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Perfect Sugar Cookies step by step

1. In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Mix in eggs and extract until well combined - but do not over beat the egg..
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients..
3. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in batches until well combined..
4. Divide dough into quarters, form into discs, and wrap each in plastic wrap. Chill for at least 2 hours..
5. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees..
6. Remove one disc from fridge and roll out on floured surface until dough is 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick..
7. Cut dough with cookie cutter and bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 6-8 minutes, watching closely. Cookies are done when bottoms are just barely golden brown..
8. Let cool completely on wire rack before frosting. Make sure cookie sheets are completely cool to the touch before baking more cookies..
9. Frost cookies with Royal Frosting once cookies are completely cool..

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