Sugar Cookies. I love sugar cookies that are crisp on the outside and very chewy on the inside. Do not try to roll these cookies out, they are meant to be shaped or dropped. This recipe can easily be made into snickerdoodle cookies by rolling the dough in cinnamon-sugar before baking.

Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets. Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine. You can cook Sugar Cookies using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Sugar Cookies

It's 1 1/2 cup of Butter, softened.
Prepare 2 cup of Sugar.
Prepare 4 large of Eggs.
It's 1 1/2 tsp of Vanilla.
You need 5 cup of Flour.
It's 2 tsp of Baking powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of Salt.

Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture.

Sugar Cookies instructions

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight)..
Preheat oven to 400°F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets..
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely..

Fill the cookie jar with sugar cookies for an old-fashioned favorite that never goes out of style. This collection of sugar cookie recipes includes the best-of-the-best batches. Sugar cookies are a buttery classic that make a delicious anytime treat. Enjoy your sugar cookies plain, or decorate them with icing to make them festive. This recipe is a favorite of Martha's, who likes to add one tablespoon cognac alongside the egg and vanilla, after creaming together the butter and sugar.