The Best Sugar Cookies Recipe

• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
• Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat until light in color.
• Add the egg, milk, and beat to combine.
• Little by little add the flour and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl.
• Divide the dough in half, wrap it with cling wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 190ºC (370ºF).
• Sprinkle your surface with powdered sugar where you will roll out the dough.
• Remove 1 wrapped pack of dough from the refrigerator at a time.
• Sprinkle your rolling pin with powdered sugar.
• Roll out the dough to 1 cm (¼ inch) thick. Move the dough around to check underneath frequently to make sure it is not sticking.
• If your dough has warmed during the rolling process, place the cold cookie sheet on top for 10 minutes to chill.
• Cut into desired shapes, place them at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) apart on a greased baking sheet, and bake for 9 minutes or until cookies turn brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheet halfway through baking time.
• Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from the oven and then move to complete cooling on a wire rack.
• Serve as is or ice as desired.

Note

• You can store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week.