Bhargav

· 18 Nov 2021

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How to make a sugar cookie?

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, combine the four sticks (2 cups) of butter and 2 cups of white sugar. A word about the butter: when we bake, we use Sweet Cream Salted Butter, which I think tastes fantastic with these sugar cookies. The butter should be softened but still cold before using. The most common cause of dry sugar cookie dough is butter that is too warm and soft to work with. The butter is left on the counter for just under an hour before I begin to make the cookies; this seems to be the ideal amount of time for me at this point. However, you can press your fingers into the stick of butter even though it is still very cold to the touch. Occasionally, when I am in a hurry, I will soften the butter in the microwave, but the dough that results is always too "crumbly" for my liking.

Step 2: In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar until thoroughly combined (3 minutes on medium-high should do the trick.)

Step 3: Stir in 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract and two eggs until combined. That may seem like a lot of vanilla, but the recipe requires a little extra moisture, and the cookies will turn out delicious.

Step 4: Lightly beat the cookie dough until it becomes light and fluffy (about three more minutes.)

Step 5: Mix in 4 teaspoons of Baking Powder until well combined.

Step 6: Add in the 6 cups of flour, one cup at a time, until well combined. When you are adding the dry ingredients, be careful not to overmix the dough. The dough should only be mixed until the flour is fully incorporated into it.

Step 7: The dough should look like this after you've added the 6 cups of flour. To ensure that the flour is completely incorporated, the dough should be firm but not dry or crumbly to the touch. If the dough appears to be too dry at this point, add a small amount of vanilla or milk (start with a teaspoon) and mix well. The cookie dough does not need to be chilled before it is cut into shapes to make cookies. If the dough hasn't been relaxed, the cookies will turn out the most delicious.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COOKING

Step 8: Roll out a handful of the dough until it is approximately 3/8′′ thick on a lightly floured surface.

Step 9: Using cookie cutters, cut out various shapes.

Step 10: Bake for 6-10 minutes at 350 degrees in an oven preheated to 350 degrees, depending on the size of the cookie cutter you're using.

Step 11: Be careful not to overbake! We prefer thicker sugar cookies because they are more likely to hold a generous amount of frosting. Bake them for 9-10 minutes if you make your cookies on the thick side, as shown in the photos. They may not appear to be finished to you, but they are. Take them out of the oven and set them aside. You don't want them to start browning around the edges like a Chocolate Chip Cookie, for example, because that would ruin the flavour. The cookies should be set and just beginning to turn a light brown around the edges at this point. If you notice that your sugar cookies are drying out, the most likely cause is overbaking. If you roll out thinner cookies or use smaller cookie cutters than the ones we've used here, you should only need to bake the cookies for 6 or 7 minutes, depending on how thin you roll out the cookies.

Step 12: These cookies have a delicious flavour and hold their shape exceptionally well. Most importantly, they don't poof up excessively or flatten out into a cookie blob-like other cookies.

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