Allegra’s Sugar Cookies
Recipe
In The Christmas Star, Allegra and her mother bake these cookies to make up for lost opportunities and to sweet talk information from Brighton residents.
Allegra’s Sugar Cookies
This sugar cookie dough keeps its shape without chilling, and bakes up perfectly every time.
Prep Time 38 minutes minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes minutes
Servings 18 depending on the size of the cookie cutter
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350° F.
In the bowl of your mixer, cream butter and sugar until smooth, at least 3 minutes
Beat in extracts and egg.
In a separate bowl, combine baking powder and salt with flour and add a little at a time to the wet ingredients. The dough will be very stiff. If it becomes too stiff for your mixer, turn out the dough onto a countertop surface. Wet your hands and finish off kneading the dough by hand.
Do Not Chill the Dough. Divide into workable batches, roll out onto a floured surface and cut. You want these cookies to be on the thicker side (closer to 1/4 inch rather than 1/8 inch).
Bake at 350º F for 6-8 minutes, depending on the size of the cookie. Let cool on the cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack.