Easy Sugar Cookies
These simple sugar cookies are an easy choice when you want a classic homemade treat without a complicated ingredient list. The dough comes together with everyday baking staples, then gets shaped into small balls and baked until the edges develop a light golden color.
Print Pin Servings: 48 Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Stir flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in a small bowl.
- Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Gradually blend in flour mixture.
- Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are just golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
