This article was co-authored by Ross Canter. Ross Canter is a Professional Baker and the Co-Founder of Cookie Good in Santa Monica, California. Originally a screenwriter, Ross decided to pursue his passion for baking and opened Cookie Good in 2007 with his wife, Melanie. Ross and Melanie opened their brick and mortar bakery in 2014. With over 15 years of experience, Ross specializes in creating high quality cookies with unique flavor options and helping people feel “cookie good” one cookie at a time.
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These cookies are easy to make and taste amazing. Perfect for any time here is a short recipe for sugar cookies!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour for flouring the counter
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 1 1/2 sticks of butter
- 3 cups of sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla
- 3 Tbs milk
Steps
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1Combine the flour and salt in a small bowl. Mix with the whisk then set it aside.
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2In a large bowl, add the butter and sugar. Use a fork or electric mixer to cream the butter and sugar. This process is called creaming.
- If you want to do this process easier, soften your butter to room temperature.
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3After creaming, add your vanilla and egg until its well combined.
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4Add the flour mixture while stirring the butter, sugar, vanilla and egg mixture until it formed a dough. When the dough becomes dry, add the milk. Don't over mix.
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5Divide the dough in half. Cover each portion of the dough in plastic wrap and let it chill in the fridge for an hour to avoid having a hard time making shapes and kneading the dough.
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6Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC) and line the cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicon cookie mat to prevent the cookie from sticking.
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7Sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cups of flour on an open space or the counter top.
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8Use a rolling pin to roll the dough to a 1⁄8 inch (0.3 cm) thickness.
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10Place your cookies to the cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicon mat and leave a 1 inch (2.5 cm) space beside each cookie.
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11Place the cookies in the oven for 8-10 mins or the color is slightly golden brown. Watch your cookies closely to make sure they don't get too dark.
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12After baking, move the cookies to a plate or baking rack to cool completely.
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13Enjoy!
- To keep cookies fresh, you can put them in a zipper bag, squeeze out the excess air, and keep them on the counter or freezer.
- When you want to eat them, put the zipper bag on the counter and let it come to room temperate
- Or for "fresh baked" cookies, put the frozen cookies on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and bake for 5 minutes at 350 degrees. Let the cookies cool on the sheet.
Community Q&A
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QuestionWhat should cookie dough feel like?
Community AnswerIt depends on the type of cookie you are making. For these cookies, it should feel a little like play dough. It should stick together but not to your hands. If it does stick to your hands, consider adding more flour, but only a little bit at a time. -
QuestionDo I have to use a cookie cutter or could I just press down little balls of dough to make circle-like cookies?
Community AnswerYou could do either. It is your choice. -
QuestionHow many cookies will this make?
Community AnswerIt will make about 25 cookies, depending on the size cookie cutters that you have used.
Things You'll Need
- 2 bowls (large and small)
- Whisk
- Cookie sheet/s
- Parchment paper
- Rolling pin
- Cookie cutters
- Fork or electric mixer
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