Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes Dad Sugar Cookies 3.3 (59) By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 21, 2020 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Johnny Miller Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins Yield: 7 sets of "DAD" cookies The sweetest way to give Dad some sugar this Father's Day: Bake him these poppy seed-speckled treats, personalized with our easy templates. Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon coarse salt ¾ teaspoon poppy seeds 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Directions Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in seeds. Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 6 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; gradually beat in flour mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Roll out dough 1 disk at a time to just under a 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Using templates, cut out letters with a paring knife. Reroll scraps; cut more letters (you'll need 14 D's and 7 A's, total). Freeze on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets until firm, 15 minutes. Bake until edges are golden, 15 to 18 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cookies cool on sheets set on wire racks. Cook's Notes Download our letter templates. Print