The Essential Crisp Sugar Cookies (king Arthur Flour)

Total Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together; beating until fluffy. beat in the egg until smooth, then add the vanilla and almond extracts.
• 2 in a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients, then add the butter mixture, mixing until the dough is smooth. refrigerate the dough for 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
• 3 preheat the oven to 375. line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 4 transfer the dough to a floured work surface and roll to 1/4 inch thick. this dough is fairly soft, so put a piece of plastic wrap over it while you roll it out. cut out shapes with your favorite cutters and put on cookie sheets.
• 5 bake the cookies for 8 minutes, until set and just slightly colored around the edges. remove from the oven, let them cool on sheet for 2 minutes to firm up, then transfer to a rack to cool.