Quick and easy sugar cookie recipe. These cookies are really good plain or with candies in them. My friend uses chocolate mints on top, and they're great!
Ingredients
- ¾ cups all-purpose flour: 2 piece
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- baking powder: 0.5 tsp
- butter: 1 cup (softened)
- ¾ cups white sugar: 1 piece (divided)
- egg: 1 piece
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a small bowl.
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Beat butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; stir in egg and vanilla extract. Gradually blend flour mixture into butter mixture. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and toss in remaining 1/4 cup sugar; place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
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Bake in preheated oven until golden, 8 to 9 minutes. Let stand on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.
