perfect cut-out cookie dough

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. blend egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture.
• stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; mix into the butter mixture until just incorporated. wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour. remove from refrigerator and let the dough warm to room temperature.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• roll dough out a flat surface to about 1/4 inch in thickness. cut dough into shapes with cookie cutters; arrange baking sheets.
• bake cookies until firm in the center, but not yet browning, 8 to 12 minutes. let cool briefly on baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.