How to Make Sugar Cookies

How to Make Sugar Cookies How to Make Sugar Cookies Sugar cookies are popular snack items that you can relish anytime of the season. Easy to prepare, these sugar cookies can be made in a variety of appealing shapes, colors and sizes. If you are interested in making the enticing varieties of these cookies, then try out the below given instructions. Here is a recipe that will help you prepare dozens of cookies in few minutes.

Instructions

Prepare a mix of flour, salt and baking powder in a big bowl. Take another bowl and beat some butter until it turns creamy. Now add sugar, vanilla and lemon extract and continue to beat for another 1 minute. Also add eggs along with yolks in the mix and beat.
Now slowly stir in the flour mixture into the wet mix and combine them gently. Try to work the cookie dough as little as possible. This is important because overworking can cause the flour to release gluten and make your cookies tough.
Once the dough is uniform, with no clumps of dry flour, roll half of it out on lightly floured surface. You can make use of a cutting board or smooth counter top. You can keep the remaining dough in fridge for later use.
Use appropriate cookie cutter to cut the cookies in desired shapes and sizes. Cookies that are 2 1/2 inches in diameter bake most evenly. However, depending upon the size of the cookie, the baking time may vary.
Now with the help of a spatula transfer the cookies to an un-greased baking sheet. However, before baking decorate the tops of the cookies with colored sugar, sprinkles, candies and other food items that will not melt in the oven.
Place the cookies in the pre-heated oven at 375 degrees F. Allow them to bake for about 10 minutes or until they start to turn golden around the edges. Make sure to monitor the baking period to avoid over-baking of the cookies.

Tips

Line your baking sheet with a fine sheet of parchment paper. This will not only prevent the cookies from sticking to the baking pan, but also prevent the bottoms of the cookies from getting too dark.
While baking, if cookies turn golden before 10 minutes, make sure to lower the oven temperature.