Sweet Mitten

Vanilla Sugar Cookies

 

YIELD: Makes 4 dozens of regular size cookies (may vary depends on the size of your cookies)

 

Ingredients

 

6 cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups butter

1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1  lemon peel (grated)

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

 

 

 

For cookies:

1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into large bowl.

 

2. Creamed butter and sugar, then add sugar, lemond rind and vanilla extract.

 

3. Gradually mix dry ingredients and combine at low speed until completely mixed.

 

4. Divide dough into three equal balls and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Chill in refrigerator for about 2 hours.

 

5. Preheat oven to 350°F.  Line cookie pan bottoms with parchment paper.

 

6. Take out one dough ball at a time. Roll out to about 1/8 inch* and use desired cookie cutters. Move cut dough onto cookie pan. When uncut dough started to warm up, roll back a ball and chill again until cold. Continue with this process until all dough are used.

 

7. Bake for about 8 - 10 minutes until cookies are ready*.

 

8. Using baking spatula*, lift your cookies and cool on cooling rack.

 

9. Wait until your cookies are completely cold before you decorate them. Click on lemon royal icing in my recipe tab for my favorite cookies icing.

 

Notes:

 

* you can roll the dough thicker as however you desire.

** I always aim for 8 minutes and check using this method: with clean hands (please always wash your hands) use the tip of your finger and tap the top of cookies. If the surface dipped in and then immediately bounced back, your cookies are ready. I like my cookies to be a bit more on chewy side, but if you prefer crunchier cookies, you can leave it in the oven a minute or two longer.

*** I find offset icing spatula works best.