(CHOCOLATE) Sugar Cookies
(from BearNakedBaker’s recipe box)
Plain, assorted flavors or chocolate sugar cut-outs
Source: BNB
Prep time: 120 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 36 people
Categories: cookies
Ingredients
- 2/3 c. butter
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 c. flour
- (for chocolate sugar cookies: microwave two 1- ounce squares unsweetened chocolate,chopped, on 100% power for 30 seconds or until chocolate melts, stirring once. Cool for 5 minutes. Beat chocolate into butter before adding sugar. Continue as directed, exc
Directions
- In a bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in egg, milk,and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour. Divide dough in half. Cover, chill for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350*. On a lightly floured surface (use cocoa for chocolate cookies not white flour) roll half the dough at a time to 1/4" thick. Using 2 1/2" cookie cutters, cut dough into shapes. Place cut-outs 1’ apart on parchment lined cookie trays.
- Bake in preheated oven for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Transfer to wire rack; cool completely.