Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookies

  Ready in : 45 mins

Need a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert? Sugar Cookies could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe serves 16 and costs 33 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 323 calories. 3 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have butter, salt, baking powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. It is brought to you by Foodista. Overall, this recipe earns a not so awesome spoonacular score of 21%. Similar recipes are Amish Sugar Cookies (Crisp Sugar Cookies), Cranberry Sugar Free Chewy Sugar Cookies with Pistachios, and Happy Sugar Cookie Day — Amish Sugar Cookies.

Ingredients

flour

flour

4 cups

salt

salt

0.5 teaspoon

baking powder

baking powder

1 teaspoon

butter

butter

1 cup

sugar

sugar

2 cups

eggs

eggs

2 large

lemon juice

lemon juice

2 teaspoons

lemon zest

lemon zest

2

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.

    baking powder

    baking powder

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    salt

    salt

    bowl
    bowl
  2. 2
    Set aside.

  3. 3
    Use an electric mixer to cream the butter, and sugar until fluffy.

    butter

    butter

    cream

    cream

    sugar

    sugar

    hand mixer
    hand mixer
  4. 4
    Beat in eggs.

    egg

    egg

  5. 5
    Add flour mixture, and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined.

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

  6. 6
    Stir in vanilla or lemon juice and zest.

    lemon juice

    lemon juice

    vanilla

    vanilla

  7. 7
    Wrap dough in plastic; chill for about 30 minutes.

    dough

    dough

    wrap

    wrap

  8. 8
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

    oven
    oven
  9. 9
    On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4 inch thick.

    dough

    dough

    roll

    roll

  10. 10
    Cut into desired shapes.

  11. 11
    Transfer to ungreased baking sheets; refrigerate until firm, 15 minutes.

    baking sheet
    baking sheet
  12. 12
    Bake until edges just start to brown, 8-10 minutes .

    oven
    oven
  13. 13
    Cool on wire racks; decorate as desired.