Essential Recipe No 2 Sugar Cookies

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream butter with sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well to combine. Mix in vanilla. With mixer on low speed, add flour and mix just until incorporated (do not overmix).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Space cookies 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until just barely golden around the edges, 7 to 12 minutes (depending on size of cookies). Cool completely on baking sheets.
• Decorate, if desired. Let dry at least 2 hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°; lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
• In a big bowl, beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, nutmeg (if using), baking powder, baking soda, salt, and egg together.
• Stir in the flour.
• Add coarse sugar to a shallow dish; drop the dough by the tablespoonful into the sugar, rolling the balls to coat them.
• Place them on prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes, until the edges are just barely beginning to brown; they will look soft.
• If you bake the cookies too long, they'll be crunchy, not chewy.
• Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.