Classic sugar cookies

Description

The baking process is simple and quick. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Store sugar cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.

Instructions

1. 1

   Step 1

   Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper (you can use a silicone baking mat).

2. 2

   Step 2

   Beat the butter and white sugar. To do this, place the butter, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat with a mixer. Mix the ingredients until the mixture becomes light and fluffy. It should stick to the sides of the bowl.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Add the egg and continue beating.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix at low speed until the dry ingredients are mostly combined. Then you can increase the speed.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Chill the prepared dough in the refrigerator (leave for one hour or overnight).

6. 6

   Step 6

   Start shaping the cookies. Pinch off a piece of dough. Roll it between your palms to form a ball about 3-4 cm in diameter, or the size of a ping-pong ball.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Shape the cookies (you can use any molds or a glass).

8. 8

   Step 8

   Dip the top of each semi-finished product into brown sugar and place on a baking sheet, leaving about 5 centimeters of space between them.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Bake the cookies at 190°C for 11–13 minutes (until the edges of the cookies turn golden brown).