Sugar cookies. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Enjoy your sugar cookies plain, or decorate them with icing to make them festive. This recipe is a favorite of Martha's, who likes to add one tablespoon cognac alongside the egg and vanilla, after creaming together the butter and sugar. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. You can have Sugar cookies using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Sugar cookies

1. You need 4 cup of all purpose flour, sifted.
2. It's 1 tsp of baking powder.
3. It's 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
4. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of nutmeg.
6. Prepare 1 cup of butter.
7. You need 1 1/2 cup of sugar.
8. It's 1 of egg.
9. It's 1/2 cup of sour cream.
10. It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

These sugar cookies are soft, chewy and produce a flavorful bakery style soft sugar cookie! Quick and easy to make, this recipe makes cookies that turn out perfectly every single time! Sugar Cookies are one of my very favorite cookies in the entire world. They are truly one of the most perfect cookies ever.

Sugar cookies instructions

1. sift flour with baking powder, soda,salt and nutmeg; set aside..
2. In mixer; best better, sugar and egg until light and fluffy..
3. beat in sour cream and vanilla until smooth. gradually add flour mixture..
4. form dough into a ball, wrap in waxed paper or foil. refridgerate several hours or overnight..
5. divide into 4 parts, refridgerate until ready to roll out..
6. preheat to 375°F. lightly grease cookie sheets..
7. on a well floured surface, roll dough 1/4" think, 1 part at a time..
8. cut out cookies. Bake 10-12 mins until golden..
9. makes 4 dozen cookies..

Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium sized bowl and set aside. Perfect Sugar Cookie Recipe is really just that- PERFECT. The cookies keep shape while baking, are soft and chewy, plus there is NO chilling!