How-to make Sugar Cookies

How-to make sugar cookies. This is a simple recipe for sugar cookies that you can make all year round as a dessert or just a sweet treat.
Ingredients
2 sticks of softened butter
1 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp of almond extract
1 egg
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of cream of tartar
1/4 tsp of salt

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
2. In a large bowl combine softened butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, and egg and blend together.
3. In a second medium bowl add flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and whisk.
4. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
5. Stir just to combine.
6. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
7. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half to 1/4 inch thickness.
8. Cut the cookies into your desired shapes with cookie cutters.
9. Place them on lightly oiled or parchment paper lined baking sheets. Separate them by about 1 inch.
10. Next, sprinkle the shapes with granulated or colored sugar.
11. Bake at 375 F for 7-8 minutes, until edges are light brown.
12. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

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[bellaisa54]

CAN U HAND MIX THE BATTER?

[holidaykitchen]

@bellaisa54 Sure1

[AkifahNails]

do you HAVE to put in cream of tartar? PLEASE REPLY! :D x

[holidaykitchen]

@AkifahNails There is not a good substitution.

Remember - When making substitutions in baking, you may end up with a somewhat different product. The taste, moisture content, texture and weight of a product can be affected by changing ingredients.

[cardingsan]

is cofectioners sugar what we in uk call icing sugar ?

[holidaykitchen]

@cardingsan Yes - its a very light powder.

[m0cahacker]

@bellaisa54 retarded questions,how ddid the people prepear it way time ago

[awesomegirlavailable]

do you have to use confectioners sugar?

[TheBloomf]

made these. taste great!!!! i would add more vanilla though

[IamMinDee]

This is awesome! It's perfect for cut-out cookies but the cookies taste a little bland, I would suggest adding 1/4 cup of regular granulated sugar to sweeten it up! After all, they are sugar cookies! :)

[volgab60]

Can i keep the dough in the refrigerator and bake it the following day? Thank you.

[cardingsan]

@holidaykitchen thankyou for your quick reply they are in the oven baking as i type , :o)