This is my go-to sugar cookie recipe which I have been using every year to bake my Christmas cookies.
Ingredients: (makes 3 doz cookies)
Butter 225 g / 1 cup
Granulated sugar 200 g / 1 cup
Vanilla extract 1 tsp
Almond extract 1/2 tsp
Egg 1
Baking powder 2 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
All-purpose flour 360 g / 3 cups
Preheat oven to 175C.
In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt and mix well with a whisk.
In bowl of stand mixer, add butter and sugar and cream till smooth.
Beat in vanilla & almond extract and egg. On low speed add flour mixture and mix till dough comes together.
Lightly flour work surface and roll dough in batches to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
Transfer to a lined baking sheet and bake cookies for 12 mins.
Cool on cookie sheet for 10 mins then transfer to a rack to cool completely before icing cookies.
