Description
Delightfully soft and pretty flower-shaped sugar cookies, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
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- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons buttermilk
- Colored sugar or icing for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a small bowl; set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar until smooth in a large bowl.
- Beat in egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
- Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
- Add buttermilk until the dough reaches desired consistency if too crumbly.
- Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden.
- Let cool on wire racks.
- Decorate with colored sugar or icing, if desired.
Notes
For a neat edge, chill the cookie shapes before baking and use various extract flavors for unique twists.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg