Vanilla Sugar Cookies

Name: Vanilla Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon coarse salt; 1.75 cups granulated sugar; 0.25 cup packed light-brown sugar; 2 vanilla beans, split and scraped, pod reserved for another use; 2.5 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 large eggs; Fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling; Water, for brushing

4.2

(25)

3 Reviews

By

Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on June 12, 2017

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

1 hrs

Yield:

18

These crisp-chewy cookies have a great buttery taste and a nice note of fresh vanilla.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon coarse salt
1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
¼ cup packed light-brown sugar
2 vanilla beans, split and scraped, pod reserved for another use
2 ½ sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs
Fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Water, for brushing

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat sugars and vanilla seeds with a mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add butter; beat until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; beat until well combined.
Using a 2-inch ice cream scoop (3 tablespoons), drop dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing2 inches apart (no more than 4 cookies per sheet).
Flatten cookies slightly using the palm of your hand; sprinkle with sanding sugar. Lightly brush tops of cookies with water using a pastry brush. Sprinkle with sanding sugar again.
Bake until light golden brown, 14 to 16 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks, and let cool for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks, and let cool completely.

Cook's Notes

Sugar cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.