Description
Sweet sugar cookies from delightful American bakeries promise pure happiness in each carefully crafted bite. Home bakers can easily create these classic treats with simple ingredients and warm kitchen memories.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups (340 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) white sugar
- 1 cup (227 g) butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) baking powder
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation Groundwork: Position the oven rack centrally and preheat to 190 degrees Celsius, ensuring an optimal baking environment for crisp, delicate cookies.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl until completely homogeneous, eliminating any potential lumps that could disrupt cookie texture.
- Butter-Sugar Transformation: Utilize an electric mixer to cream butter and sugar, whipping until the mixture becomes ethereally light, fluffy, and transforms to a pale, inviting hue.
- Liquid Integration: Blend whole egg and vanilla extract into the butter-sugar base, creating a silky, uniform mixture that promises rich, aromatic cookies.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture at low speed, stopping precisely when ingredients are just combined to preserve the cookie’s tender crumb.
- Shaping and Positioning: Craft uniform dough balls using hands or a cookie scoop, arranging them with strategic spacing on ungreased baking sheets to allow proper expansion during baking.
- Baking and Monitoring: Slide sheets into the preheated oven, baking for 8-10 minutes until edges turn a delicate golden tone and centers appear subtly set.
- Cooling Protocol: Allow cookies to rest briefly on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack, permitting complete cooling and ensuring optimal texture and structural integrity.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Use room temperature butter for the perfect creamy texture, ensuring it’s soft but not melting.
- Avoid Overmixing Dough: Mix dry ingredients just until combined to keep cookies tender and prevent tough, dense results.
- Consistent Cookie Size: Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to create uniform balls, guaranteeing even baking and consistent shape.
- Cooling is Crucial: Let cookies rest on the baking sheet briefly before transferring to a wire rack, allowing them to set and prevent breaking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg