Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups (280 g) granulated sugar
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Pinch of nutmeg (optional)
  • 1 cup salted butter, slightly softened**
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • 2½ cups (320 g) all purpose flour
  • ~ ½ cup sparkling sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a bowl, mix sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg together.
  3. With an electric mixer, add the butter and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes on medium speed. Make sure to scrape down the side of the bowl at least once.
  4. Add in the vanilla and mix.
  5. Add in the egg and mix until smooth. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl again.
  6. Slowly spoon in the flour while the mixer is on low speed. Give the sides one last scrape.
  7. Roll the dough into balls about 1.5 - 2 Tablespoons big.
  8. Roll each ball in the sparkling sugar until completely coated and place on the baking sheet. I was able to fit 12 on each baking sheet.
  9. Bake until lightly golden brown on the edges or about 14-15 minutes.
  10. Leave the cookies on the baking sheet to cool.
  11. Store in an airtight container.
Yield: 24 cookies
Notes
**Since we aren't chilling the cookie dough for these, I don't soften the butter as much as I do for other cookies because if the butter starts off a bit cooler it keeps the whole dough a bit cooler. For these cookies, I'll pull the butter out of the fridge when I'm ready to start baking and zap it in the microwave for 5 seconds just to soften it enough so that the mixer can handle it.
Recipe by Birch Tree Baking at https://www.birchtreebaking.com/old-fashioned-sugar-cookies/