Paula Deens Vanilla Sugar Cookie Recipe

How to make it

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• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter, and sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
• Add the flour mixture in 2 batches, scraping down the bowl after each addition.
• Beat until the dough just comes together, being careful not to over mix.
• Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
• Form the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Place the ball of dough between two pieces of parchment paper and roll out to 1/4 inch think.
• Keeping the dough in the parchment, transfer to a cookie sheet and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Cut out the cookies in the desired shapes and places on a half-sheet pan lined with parchment paper or an ungreased nonstick cookie sheet, at least 1 inch apart.
• Transfer to the freezer and chill for at least 15 minutes or until they are stiff.
• Bake until the cookies are light golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Let cookies cool completely on the sheets before decorating.
• (They will still be soft when they come out of the oven and may break or become misshapen if they are moved off the sheets before cool.)