AMAZING SUGAR COOKIES

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Quick and easy sugar cookies. They are really good plain or with candies in them. My friend uses chocolate mints on top, and they're great!

Provided by Sue Lavey

Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies

Time 40m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup white sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a small bowl.
Beat butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; stir in egg and vanilla extract. Gradually blend flour mixture into butter mixture. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and toss in 1/4 cup sugar; place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven until golden, 8 to 9 minutes. Let stand on cookie sheet 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 14 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 60.1 mg, Sugar 7.3 g