Every year, I usually buy a Christmas cookie tray because I always thought I wasn’t much of a baker. This year, however, I decided to make all of the desserts and snacks myself. As it turns out, I’m not a bad baker at all—I actually did pretty well! One thing I knew I wanted to make was sugar cookies. Over twenty years ago, I dated someone for a long while, and every Christmas his mother would bake me a batch of cookies. To this day, my brother still talks about her sugar cookies, so I decided to bake some of my own, hoping they could live up to those memories.
Although the recipe doesn’t call for sanding sugar, the baker in the YouTube vlog used it, so I decided to follow her lead. I used Christmas red sanding sugar with edible gold glitter stars, and it looked absolutely gorgeous on the cookies. The large sugar crystals added a satisfying crunch that perfectly complemented the soft, chewy texture of the cookies.
This recipe is fantastic! My brother said the cookies were so good that I asked if he wanted to take some home, and he agreed. I even baked him an extra batch to make sure he had plenty. I’m absolutely thrilled with how it all turned out. If you don’t already have a favorite sugar cookie recipe, this one is definitely worth trying.
Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups of flour
- 1 tsp of baking soda
- 1/2 tsp of baking powder
- 1 cup of softened butter
- 1 1/2 cups of white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
Instructions
- 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 until smooth.
- Add in egg and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture in small increments.
- Roll dough into walnut-sized balls (or use cookie scoop) and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Note: I dipped the dough into sanding sugar before placing them on the 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.
