Hi my dears,

The weather is nasty here today and B is sick, sick, sick with her first cold & fever. She won't stop crying unless I'm holding her or watching her favorite show (Jack's Big Music Show) so... I've let her watch it on repeat all day (best parenting ever!) While she was occupied, I decided to get into the holiday spirit and make some cookies for our annual Girls Christmas dinner tomorrow night. I found this new recipe online and it's the EASIEST batch of sugar cookies I've ever made-- the ingredients are simple, there is no chilling required, they roll out easily, are not overly sticky and bake up to delicious perfection! A must for your holiday baking this season.

Best Sugar Cookie Recipe

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YIELD: 3 dozen cookies

PREP TIME: 30 minutes

COOK TIME: 6-8 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 38 minutes

Soft cut out sugar cookie recipe that keeps its shape and dough does not need to be chilled before baking- perfect edges every time!

INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup butter, softened
1 Cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 cups all purpose flour

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. In the bowl of your mixer cream butter and sugar until smooth.
3. Beat in extracts and egg.
4. In a separate bowl combine baking powder with flour and add a little at a time to the wet ingredients. The dough will be very stiff. If it becomes too stiff for your mixer turn out the dough onto a countertop surface. Wet your hands and finish off kneading the dough by hand.
5. DO NOT CHILL THE DOUGH. Divide into workable batches, roll out onto a floured surface and cut. You want these cookies to be on the thicker side (closer to 1/4 inch rather than 1/8).
6. Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.

NOTES:

• PLEASE NOTE: This recipe has been edited to make a smaller batch than originally published to accommodate the size of stand mixer that most people own. The original recipe was this exact recipe just doubled proportions.
• If you must chill the dough just leave it on the countertop for 10 minutes before rolling or work the dough with your hands for a few minutes.
• You can omit the almond extract if you do not have it available, however the taste is really fantastic with the hint of almond.
• Keep in mind that the recipe yield will vary according to how thick you roll your cookies and how large or small your cutters are.

Original recipe and images © In Katrina's Kitchen 

I can't wait to try her icing too!

Here's a shot of my cookies. Will post some decorated too-- if I ever get around to it :)

Cheers!

-Lou