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The Perfect No-Spread Sugar Cookie Recipe

Author Susan - The Tinkering Spinster

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks salted butter
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp butter vanilla emulsion
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3.5 - 4 cups all purpose flour

Instructions

  • In a stand mixer, blend the butter until creamy
  • Add the light brown sugar and granulated sugar
  • Mix until combined and then add the 2 large eggs
  • Add in the 2 tsp butter vanilla emulsion and 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Mixture should be well blended
  • Add 1 cup of flour and mix thoroughly
  • Add the 2nd cup of flour and mix
  • After it’s mixed together, add the 3rd cup of flour and blend
  • Now add 1/2 cup of flour and blend to see if this is enough flour
  • If the mixture doesn’t pull from the sides of the bowl and form a ball, add another 1/2 cup of flour
  • Mix until the mixture forms a ball
  • Roll out the dough and cut with your favorite cookie cutter
  • Place the cookies on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet
  • Bake at 350 degrees for about 13.5 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies.  If the cookies are large, like my little chickens above you'll need to leave them in around 14.5 minutes.  Small or mini cookies will be closer to 11-12 minutes.  A good rule of thumb is, when the cookies aren't shiny anymore, they're done.