Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes Dad Sugar Cookies 3.3 (59) Add your rating & review By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 21, 2020 Print Rate It 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. Rate it Print