Summer Sugar Cookie

 

 National Sugar Cookie Day was yesterday...

I made these for Summer Reading program at the library - but they are even perfect not iced or decorated.  

Sugar Cookie Recipe: 

• 2 1/2 C AP flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 2 sticks of unsalted Butter
• 1 1/4 C  Sugar plus more for sugaring
• 1 large Egg plus Egg Yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Pre Heat Oven to  350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper. 

Mix dry ingredients together.  Then in a stand mixer  Cream Butter and Sugar  about 2 minutes and add Eggs  and vanilla until fluffy.  And in gradually the dry ingredients With a  spoon make balls of dough and dip in Sugar and place on lined baking pan. Flatten with bottom of a glass and Bake  for 10 - 12 minutes.  Let Cool. .