Soft And Chewy Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened but still firm
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f.
• 2 line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 4 with mixer, beat butter, 1 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• 5 add egg and vanilla; beat at medium speed until combined, about 30 seconds.
• 6 add dry ingredients and beat at low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
• 7 place 1/2 cup sugar in shallow bowl.
• 8 roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls, roll in sugar and place about 2 inches apart on baking sheet. (if the dough seems too sticky to handle, ill a medium-sized bowl half way with cold tap water. before you roll each ball of dough, dip your hands in cold water and dry--this will keep dough cool and help keep it from sticking to your hands.).
• 9 butter bottom of glass and then dip in sugar.
• 10 flatten dough balls with glass until about 3/4 inch thick.
• 11 bake until cookies are golden brown around edges and very lightly colored, 12 to 15 minutes.
• 12 cool cookies on baking sheets about 3 minutes and then transfer to wire rack and cool to room temperature.