Sugar Cookies That Are Actually Worth Eating!

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/8 cups real butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter, sugar, and salt with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, at least two minutes.
• 2 add the egg yolks, cream, and vanilla. mix another two minutes.
• 3 add the flour and mix until incorporated.
• 4 divide the dough into three discs, flatten each, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm.
• 5 roll one disc at a time between two sheets of waxed paper to 1/4 inch thickness, freeze in the paper for 15-30 minutes.
• 6 preheat the oven to 325°f.
• 7 remove one sheet of dough from the freezer, and cut shapes. reroll the scraps in waxed paper (please do not add more flour!) and refreeze.
• 8 bake cookies on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 8-12 minutes until they begin to barely brown around the edges. they will firm up as they cool, i promise!
• 9 remove to racks to cool, then decorate!