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  • Rolled Sugar Cookies

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    Rolled Sugar Cookies
    Prep: 15 min Cook: 12 min Servings: 4
    by MarthaW
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    This is a great sugar cookie recipe that I use for every holiday. Just change the cookie cutters and decorations and you have beautiful cookies to give to friends and family (if they last that long!). This is a recipe by Rose Levy Beranbaum.

    Ingredients

    • 12 Tbsp (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
    • 3/4 cups granulated sugar
    • 1 large egg, room temperature
    • 1 Tbsp. finely grated lemon zest (optional)
    • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
    • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1/4 tsp. salt
    • water

    Directions

    1. In a large bowl cream sugar and butter with electric mixer until fluffy.
    2. Add egg, lemon zest, vanilla and beat until blended.
    3. In a small bowl, whisk flour and salt together.
    4. With mixer on low gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture until blended.
    5. Add a few drops of water, if necessary, until dough pulls away from bowl.
    6. Scrape dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and use wrap, not fingers, to press dough together to form a thick, flat, disk.
    7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (325 convection).
    8. On lightly floured surface, roll dough about 1/8" thick for small cookies and 1/4" thick for large cookies.
    9. Transfer to cookie sheets and chill a few minutes before baking.
    10. Bake 8-12 minutes for small cookies, 12-15 minutes for large, until lightly browned on edges.
    11. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely before decorating with royal icing. (See Royal Icing Recipe)

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    Comments

    • Ambreen
      Ambreen
      These cookies look delicious.Thanks for sharing.

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