These cookies are the real deal! Crisp edges, soft centers, crunchy sugar crystals! You will not be disappointed!
Old Fashion Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1¾ cups granulated sugar
- ¼ cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, (2 sticks), softened
- 2 large eggs
- Sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl; set aside.
- Put sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Mix on medium speed 30 seconds. Add butter; mix until pale and fluffy, about 1 minute.
- Mix in eggs, 1 at a time. Reduce speed; gradually add flour mixture, and mix until just combined.
- Scoop dough using a 2-inch ice cream scoop; space cookies 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Flatten cookies slightly with a spatula. Sprinkle tops with sanding sugar, then lightly brush with a wet pastry brush; sprinkle with more sanding sugar.
- Bake cookies until golden, about 15 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks using a spatula; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
- recipe adapted from Martha
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