Wilton Cookie Blossom Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 in large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer for 2 minutes; scrape down bowl.
• 3 cream the mixture for an additional minute.
• 4 beat in egg and vanilla extract.
• 5 sift baking powder and flour.
• 6 add flour mixture 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 7 the dough will be very stiff.
• 8 blend in the last of the flour by hand.
• 9 do not chill dough.
• 10 roll dough to 3/8" thickness and cut out using cookie cutters.
• 11 bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.
• 12 remove cookies to cooling grid to cool completely.
• 13 note: i got 12-14 4" round cookies out of one batch.
• 14 my convection oven baked them at 350° for 10 minutes.