Vanilla-Bean Sugar Cookies

Name: Vanilla-Bean Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 large egg; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened; 2 vanilla beans; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps cold vegetable shortening

Vanilla-Bean Sugar Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 63 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 36. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of vanillan extract, egg, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas.

Instructions

In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter, shortening, and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. With a knife halve vanilla beans lengthwise. Scrape seeds into butter mixture and beat in egg and vanilla extract until combined well. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into mixture and beat until just combined.

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Vanilla Extract

Baking Powder

Vanilla Bean

Shortening

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Seeds

Sugar

Salt

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Knife

Bowl

On a large sheet of wax paper form dough into a 10- by 2-inch log and roll up in wax paper. Chill dough until firm, at least 4 hours. Dough keeps up to 3 days wrapped in wax paper and foil.

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Dough

Roll

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Wax Paper

Aluminum Foil

Preheat oven to 375°F.

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Oven

Put remaining 1/4 cup sugar on a platter.

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Sugar

Remove wax paper and roll log in sugar (not all sugar will adhere to log).

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Sugar

Roll

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Wax Paper

Cut log crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices and dip cut sides of slices in sugar on platter. Arrange cookies 1/2 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets and bake in batches in middle of oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until edges are pale golden. With a metal spatula transfer cookies to a rack to cool. Cookies may be made 2 days ahead (see note, above) and kept between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container.

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