Best Sugar Cookies

Hands down, the Best Homemade Sugar Cookie Recipe! Author: Margaret Ferguson Total Time: PT30M

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Serving size: 45
Calories per serving: 71

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 cups flour


Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper.

Cream butter and sugar; add egg and vanilla and beat thoroughly.

Add dry ingredients and mix. Roll mixture into balls and flatten each on ungreased baking sheet with a glass dipped in sugar.

Bake each sheet of cookies for 8-10 minutes, until the edges are slightly golden and the centers are just barely set. Cool completely on the cookie sheets.