Sugar Cookies

• total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

2 sticks (113 grams per stick) salted cold butter (yes, cold!!! Like fridge cold. Do not soften it!).

1 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

4 teaspoons extract of your choice (I use 2 vanilla, 2 butter)

2 teaspoons baking powder (not baking soda)

3 cups AP flour

Directions

Mix butter and sugar until combined (about 1 min; don’t cream). Add egg and extracts and mix (about 1 min). Add baking powder and just combine. Add 2 C of flour and mix for about 30 seconds to incorporate. Add remaining cup of flour. The dough will be ready when it pulls away from the sides of the bowl.

Bake at 350 for 7-8 mins; time will vary depending on cookie size. Smaller cookies will be ready even faster (5-6 mins).

Mix at medium to medium high speed, except for when adding ingredients at first.