Slice & Bake Vanilla Sugar Cookies
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 36-48
 
Freeze a large batch of these vanilla sugar cookies to satisfy those midnight cravings or to impress sudden guests over the Holidays!
You will need:
  • Butter - 1 cup, softened
  • Powdered sugar - ⅔ cup, sifted
  • Egg - 1, large
  • Vanila extract - 1 tsp
  • Salt - a fat pinch
  • All-purpose flour - 2 cups, sifted
  • Dried cranberries - ½ cup (optional add-in)
  • Mini chocolate chips - ½ cup (optional add-in)
  • Colored sugar sprinkles - 2-3 tbsp or as needed (optional)
How to:
  1. Take the butter in a large mixing bowl and beat on medium speed till soft. Add sugar and beat well on medium-high till soft and creamy, 1-2 minutes.
  2. Add egg, vanilla extract and salt and beat well to incorporate, maybe 1 more minute.
  3. Add flour and combine till the dough just comes together.
  4. Divide dough into two. Add dried cranberries and chocolate chips to one half and mix to combine. Leave the second half plain. (See notes for more ideas).
  5. The dough will be sticky, but you will be able to work it into logs to freeze for later. I recommend forming logs on large sheets of cling wrap. This way, you can wrap it around the log and seal the ends. Place formed logs in a large resealable freezer bag and freeze dough till required, upto 3 months.
  6. To bake the cookies, pre-heat oven to 350 deg.F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  7. Take the dough from the freezer, remove cling wrap and cut into slices ⅓ inch thick. If you wish to, you can roll the plain cookie dough in some colored sugar sprinkles.
  8. Arrange cookies ½ inch apart on the baking sheet and bake for 12-14 minutes. Cookies will be soft but bottoms will be lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container for a few days or as long as they will last!
Notes:
Here are a few ideas for cookie dough add-ins,
1. Dried cranberries and almonds
2. Pistachios and dried rose petals
3. Coconut flakes and almonds
4. Coconut flakes, almonds and chocolate chips
5. Chocolate chips and walnuts,
6. Cashew nuts and tutti-frutti, etc.
Recipe by At The Corner of Happy And Harried at https://www.happyandharried.com/2015/12/17/christmas-baking-slice-bake-vanilla-sugar-cookies/