Buttery, rich, and delicate; these are our favorite sugar cookies.
Ingredients
- ½ cups all-purpose flour: 5 piece
- cream of tartar: 1 tsp
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp
- butter, room temperature: 2 cups
- white sugar: 2 cups
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- eggs: 2 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Sift flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
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Beat butter and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla extract. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture on low speed until dough is just-combined.
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Divide dough into 4 portions; refrigerate 3 portions. Roll remaining portion out on a lightly-floured work surface to 1/4-inch thick. Use cookie cutters to cut dough into desired shapes and transfer cookies to prepared baking sheet.
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Bake in the preheated oven until slightly golden at the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking process with remaining dough portions.
