Simply Splendid Sugar Cookies

Name: Simply Splendid Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 34 min
Cook time: 34 min
Total time: 34 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 355 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 315 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour; 227 grams sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 315 milliliters white whole-wheat flour, such as King Arthur

Simply Splendid Sugar Cookies

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Simply Splendid Sugar Cookies a try. This recipe serves 40. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 91 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 34 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up butter, salt, egg, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Arrange the racks in upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 375°F. Get out 2 large cookie sheets and line with parchment paper.

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Place some white sugar sprinkles in a small bowl.

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Granulated Sugar

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Prepare dough: Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy, about 5 minutes.

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Add the vanilla, baking soda and salt and beat at medium speed until incorporated.

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Add the egg and beat until incorporated.

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Add the flours and mix at low speed until blended, scraping down the bowl once or twice.

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Scoop up enough dough to form into a 1-inch ball, rolling between the palms until smooth.

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Roll the dough ball in sugar sprinkles and then place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat, arranging a dozen coated dough balls evenly spaced on each sheet and then, using a drinking glass, press on dough balls to flatten to about 1/4 inch thick.

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Bake cookies about 12 minutes, switching and rotating the pans half way through, until cookies are golden and somewhat firm to the touch.

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Transfer cookies with a metal spatula to racks and let cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.

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You can use chocolate "jimmies" or other sprinkles for coating the cookies before baking. The sugar comes in colors, but we prefer not to use artificial coloring. Coarse sugar sprinkles are available in specialty stores; we like them better than the kind you can typically get at the supermarket. Indiantree.com offers sugar sprinkles that are dyed with vegetable juices—the pink, orange and yellow are particularly pretty.Sugar Cookie

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Cut-outs: Divide the dough in half, wrap in waxed paper and chill for at least 1 hour. Lightly flour a work surface and then roll out one pieces of dough to 1/4-inch thickness.

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