Sugar Mommas' Basic Sugar Cookie Recipe
Instructions
Combine flour, baking powder and salt into a small bowl and set aside.
Mix It Up
Place butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla. Mix again until all the ingredients are combined. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, one cup at a time. Blend until the flour is incorporated. Scrape down sides of bowl. Repeat until all the flour is incorporated. Remove dough and roll into a ball. () Flatten like a disk. Wrap with clear plastic wrap and chill dough at least one hour or overnight.
Roll It
Preheat oven to 400F. Lightly flour a cutting board or work surface. Roll out dough 1/8 thick. Dip 3 cookie round cutter (or desired shape) into the flour. Cut dough. Using a spatula, transfer shapes to an un-greased or parchment-paper lined baking sheet. Make sure to place cookies 1 a part. Repeat until all of the dough is used. Bake 8-10 minutes until the edges begin to turn golden. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Decorate.
SASS IT UP!
Food Coloring: Once dough is formed, add food coloring one to two drops at a time. On low speed, blend color thoroughly into cookie mixture. Continue to add coloring drop by drop until desired color is reached. Proceed as instructed above.
