Classic Sugar Cookies
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There are lots of fun cookie recipes in the world, but I really enjoy a classic sugar cookie. I like to make these when my old roommate comes over because he once said they were “better than the Great American Sugar Cookies,” and they’re so quick to whip up, I can’t help but make them every time.
This recipe can be so versatile for different holidays. Add some red and green sprinkles for a quick Christmas cookie, rainbow sprinkles for a birthday cookie, or go red white and blue star sprinkles for an easy Independence day crowd pleaser. The possibilities are almost endless with this one.
🍴 12 Cookies │⏱ Prep Time: 10 Minutes │⏱ Bake Time: 10 Minutes│ Total Time: 20 Minutes
Ingredients
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cups all purpose flour
Equipment
mixing bowl or stand mixer
measuring cups
whisk or stand mixer
cookie tray
cookie scoop
cooling rack
foil
spatula
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
In a small mixing bowl or stand mixer, whisk together 1/3 cup sugar and 2 egg yolks
Add in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 cup butter and mix
Add in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and mix
Use a cookie scoop to scoop the cookies onto the tray.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven
Tap the cookie tray onto the counter to deflate the cookies
Transfer to a cooling rack or plate
Optional - frost with cream cheese frosting and sprinkles
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Tapping your cookie tray on the counter isn't required, but deflating the cookies gives them a nice wrinkly texture and helps keep them moist!
You may need to alter your bake time depending on your oven; when I moved into my house and started using a gas oven for the first time, I had to re-work all of my recipes! Don’t get discouraged.
