Cookies
Soft sugar cookies
A simple vanilla cookie dough that can stay plain, take cinnamon sugar or become a decorating project.
Based on Susan Reid’s King Arthur Baking recipe ↗
- Time
- 1 hour
- Makes
- About 42 cookies
- Oven, conventional
- 175°C / 350°F
Before you begin
Read the whole recipe, then get these ready.
- Two baking trays
- Baking paper
- Electric beater
- Cookie scoop
For crisp cookies, flatten them more; for tender cookies, leave them thicker.
Ingredients
Original recipe weights. Small quantities stay in measuring spoons; eggs stay as counts. 1 kg = 1,000 g.
Let’s bake
- 1
Heat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and line two trays. Beat butter and sugar until light.
- 2
Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking powder and salt to form a soft dough.
- 3
Scoop into balls, roll in cinnamon sugar if using and flatten gently.
- 4
Bake 10–12 minutes, until set but still pale in the centre. Cool on the tray.
Your baking notes
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