If you like soft sugar cookies this recipe is for you! They are light and buttery. You can serve them plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or topped with jimmies.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, add cold butter and sugar. Mix on high for 2 to 3 minutes or until fluffy. There should be no clumps of butter remaining.
- Add in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Mix to combine.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix to combine.
- Use a medium size cookie scoop to scoop balls of dough onto prepared pans. Slightly flatten each ball of dough with the palm of your hand.
- If you plan to decorate with jimmies, sprinkle each cookie with them before baking.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are lightly golden around the edges.
- Cool the cookies on the pans for 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
Notes
If you prefer to not use gluten free flour, you can substitute all purpose flour using the same measurement.
