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Small Batch of Easy Cut Out Sugar Cookies in White Bowl With Green Liner.
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Small batch of sugar cookies

Learn to make a small batch of sugar cookies recipe. This easy sugar cookie recipe requires no chilling. The cookies hold their shape and taste great.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time9 minutes
Total Time19 minutes
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 Cookies
Calories: 150kcal
Author: Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cream sugar and butter in a deep bowl.
  • Add egg yolk and vanilla extract. Mix until everything is well-blended.
  • Add sour cream and mix again. I think sour cream added some moisture to these cookies and prevented them from becoming very hard.
  • Add flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Mix everything. The batter will start to curdle and look odd. That’s perfectly normal… you haven’t done anything wrong.
  • When the curdling happens, it’s time to use your hands to start mixing until you form a ball of cookie dough!
  • Roll this dough between 2 sheets of wax paper or parchment paper.
  • Use a cookie cutter to cut out cookie shapes.
  • Bake these cookies on a cookie tray, lined with parchment paper at 350 degrees for 6 minutes. Then rotate your tray and bake for another 3 minutes. Your baking times may vary depending on the thickness of your cookies. Cookies are done when they are light golden brown along the edges. 
  • Allow the cookies to cool down completely before removing them from the parchment paper. Enjoy!

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Notes

  • You are only using an egg yolk... NOT the whole egg!
  • To make Orange sugar cookies, replace vanilla extract with ½ tablespoon orange extract or orange oil and also add ½ tablespoon orange zest. You can add more or less zest depending on your preference.
  • To make Almond sugar cookies, add ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract and ½ teaspoon almond extract.
  • To make Spiced sugar cookies, add ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder and ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder.

Nutrition

Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 32mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.8mg