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January 26, 2011

The Ideal Sugar Cookie

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the ideal sugar cookie

These are pretty much amazing. They are supposed to have brandy in them, I was out of brandy (last of it used in creme brulee 🙂 so I used rum. I love the extra, umm, dimension?, it adds to the cookies. Of course probably don’t want to let the kids eat the cookie dough….

These happen to be the kind of cookie that gets softer when they have been sitting under some plastic wrap or something like that. I do not have a cookie jar (in the worlds smallest kitchen I just don’t have the space) so I always just leave them on a plate covered in plastic wrap.

Oh and the colors in the picture, well that is what happens when Linus is in charge.

Ingredients
Makes 2 dozen
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons brandy, or milk
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Royal Icing for Sugar Cookies, optional

Directions
Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar; mix until light and fluffy. With mixer running, add egg, brandy, and vanilla; mix until well combined. With the mixer on low, slowly add reserved flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
Transfer dough to a work surface. Shape into 2 discs, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with nonstick baking mats or parchment paper; set aside.
On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes, and transfer to prepared baking sheets, leaving an inch in between. Leftover dough can be rolled and cut once more. Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minutes; do not allow to brown. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
Decorate with Royal Icing, optional. (I used a regular white (well, blue really) frosting that I had left in the freezer from the last time we made sugar cookies but normally I use Royal Icing.)

Read more at Marthastewart.com: Ideal Sugar Cookies Recipe – MarthaStewart.com

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