Cascade Kitchen: Sugar Cookies

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EMMALINE SPENCER

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I’ve been making and perfecting these cookies for the last decade. I’ve made several tweaks over the years to get them just right every time. Soft and melt-in-your-mouth, but firm enough to hold shape, these cookies are a classic baked good from my personal recipe book. I most recently made them as Valentine’s Day gifts to all of my friends.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Bake Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 60

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups softened, unsalted butter

2 cups sugar

4 large eggs

5 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 tsp flavouring of choice (I used homemade vanilla)

Method:

1. Cream butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.

2. Add in eggs one at a time. Thoroughly mix each egg in to prevent separation.

3. Stir in vanilla or other flavourings of choice.

4. In a separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients.

5. Slowly incorporate dry mixture into the wet ingredients.

6. Once dough reaches a playdoughlike consistency, chill it in the fridge for at least an hour.

7. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

8. Roll out into ¼ inch thickness and cut out shapes of your choice.

9. Bake for approximately 8-12 minutes depending on the final cookie size.

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