Description
Delightfully light cookies that taste like a warm hug, perfect for sharing and decorating.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Royal icing for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Stir together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a small bowl.
- Cream the butter and sugar in a medium bowl until smooth.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Add the dry mix to the wet mix a little at a time and blend until even.
- Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into small balls.
- Place the dough balls on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass and sprinkle a bit of sugar on top.
- Bake for eight to ten minutes until the edges turn light gold.
- Let the cookies cool on wire racks before you add icing and decorate.
Notes
For a lighter cookie, consider using half brown sugar and half white sugar or substituting some butter with neutral oil. These cookies store well in an airtight container for up to five days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: cookies, baking, dessert, easy recipe, sunshine cookies