Yield: 48 cookies
Old-Fashioned Drop Sugar Cookies
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
8 minutes
Additional Time
2 hours
Total Time
2 hours 18 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 sticks salted butter, softened*
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 4 eggs
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
- Cream together softened butter, lemon zest, granulated sugar, and confectioners' sugar.
- Add vanilla extract and almond extract, and beat in eggs one at a time.
- Stir in flour and baking powder.
- Chill dough for at least two hours, or even better, chill it overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Scoop out cookie dough and roll into uniform balls. Dredge each ball of dough in granulated sugar, and then flatten the balls using a flat-bottomed ramekin or glass to about 1/2 inch thick.
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until just starting to brown around the edges.
Notes
* I do not add salt to this recipe, as the salt in salted butter is plenty. If you prefer to bake with unsalted butter, you may add 1 teaspoon of salt along with the flour and baking powder in step #3.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
2Amount Per Serving: Calories: 260Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 144mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 4g
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.