Grandma Minnie's Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies

These old-fashioned sugar cookies are soft, buttery, and lightly golden—easy to roll, cut, and decorate for any holiday.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 51 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons cream
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .

Step 2

Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl until combined. Cut butter into flour mixture with two knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 2 minutes. Stir in egg, cream, and vanilla until dough comes together and forms a soft ball, about 1 minute. Chill dough for 30 minutes, if desired, to make rolling easier.

Step 3

Roll dough on a floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Transfer cookies to ungreased baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool cookies briefly on the pan for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.