I have finally found it! A cookie recipe that comes out perfect! I’m extra exited about this because my cookies tend to be too puffy or too dense. I had pretty much given up on making a good cookie. This has been very frustrating for me, as you may know how much I love to cook, plus I have that awesome kitchen aid mixer just axin’ to be used…So, this weekend I decided to give it another go and I googled up “easy sugar cookies”. I found a few recipes and decided on this one. I did tweak it just a bit and now we are making our second round tonight. Canon is in the kitchen right now with some cut outs having a grand old time. He is really into cooking lately!
Here’s the recipe!
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Ingredients….
2 and 3/4 c. flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (omit this if you like flat cookies)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup of butter…no wonder I like this recipe!
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla (I used almond extract and reduced it to 1/2. Almond tastes so old fashioned.)

Do this…
Cream butter and sugar.
In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients.
Add egg and vanilla or almond extract to butter/sugar. Blend until light and fluffy.
Gradually blend dry ingredients into butter sugar egg.
Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Or roll out and use cut out shapes.

Bake for 10-12 minutes. Mine were perfect at 12 minutes.

We also sprinkled red colored cinnamon sugar before baking to give the holiday flare.

Makes about 4 dozen.

I hope you bake some of these for your friends and neighbors! Enjoy! I’m taking the last batch out of the oven right now!