Sugar Cookies

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Cookie Clause

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Total Time:
2 hr 24 min
Prep
15 min
Inactive
2 hr 0 min
Cook
9 min
Yield:
about 3 dozen-2 1/2 inch
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Powdered sugar, for rolling out dough

Directions

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine. Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Sprinkle surface where you will roll out dough with powdered sugar. Remove 1 wrapped pack of dough from refrigerator at a time, sprinkle rolling pin with powdered sugar, and roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick. Move the dough around and check underneath frequently to make sure it is not sticking. If dough has warmed during rolling, place cold cookie sheet on top for 10 minutes to chill. Cut into desired shape, place at least 1-inch apart on greased baking sheet, parchment, or silicone baking mat, and bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to turn brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheet halfway through baking time. Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from oven and then move to complete cooling on wire rack. Serve as is or ice as desired. Store in airtight container for up to 1 week.

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  • on February 03, 2012

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    Great recipe to make with the kids on a snowday! I swapped vanilla for the milk with no ill effects. Super quick so more time could be spent decorating!

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  • on January 30, 2012

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    I made this recipe eggless by substituting vanilla greek yogurt for the egg. I ended up using the dough to make thumbprint cookies that I filled with raspberry jam. They were delicious!

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  • on January 16, 2012

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    The dough turned into a dry crumbled mess... And very bland.

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