Vanilla Sugar Cookies

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 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).

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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