Simply Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter softened (3 sticks)
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk
3 3/4 cups all purpose flour + extra for rolling
Directions
Beat the butter and sugar together
until light and fluffy—5 minutes. Then
add the salt, vanilla extract, and eggs
with the extra yolk. Beat to combine.
With the mixer running, slowly add the
flour until the dough is smooth. Then
separate the dough and wrap it in 4
separate pieces. Place in the fridge and
chill for at least one hour. (This dough
could be made weeks in advance.)
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line
several cookie sheets with parchment
paper. Remove one disk from the
refrigerator at a time to keep the
dough cold as long as possible. Flour
a work surface and roll the disk out
to 1/8-inch thick. Using 1- to 2-inch
cookie cutters, cut out the cookies.
(You can use multiple sizes if desired.)
Work fast and cut the cookies as close
together as possible. The more times
you roll out the dough, the tougher
it gets. With a thin spatula, transfer
the cookies onto the baking sheets
1 inch apart. Repeat with remaining
dough. Bake the cut out cookies for
6-9 minutes, until just cooked through.
Cool completely on the cookie sheets
before moving.
Ice with your favorite icing Decorate
with sprinkles and colored sugar.