Simple Vanilla Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 3/4 cups All-purpose flour, unbleached
  • 1 3/4 cups Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened but still cool
• 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar, plus extra for flattening cookies if needed
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 ¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, mix the butter with a wooden spoon until it is light and fluffy. Add 1 cup of sugar and mix until well combined. Add remaining sugar and mix well.
• Add the egg, vanilla, and salt; mix to combine. Add flour in three additions, mixing until the flour is just incorporated after each addition. The mixture should be loose and crumbly.
• Using your hands, press the dough against the bottom and sides of the bowl to bring it together into one cohesive mass.
• Shape dough into 1½-inch balls (about 1 tablespoon each) and place them about 1-inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Using the bottom of a glass or the tines of a fork, flatten the cookies gently. If the dough sticks to the glass or fork as you work, dip it in granulated sugar between cookies.
• Bake until the cookies’ edges just begin to brown, about for 10 to 12 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.