Old-Fashioned Drop Sugar Cookies
Servings: cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups salted butter, softened (3 sticks)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 4 large eggs
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, (optional)
Instructions
- Cream together softened butter, lemon zest, granulated sugar, and confectioners' sugar. Add vanilla extract and almond extract, then beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in flour and baking powder.
- Chill dough in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
- Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 400℉.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to portion the dough. Roll each portion into uniform balls, then them in granulated sugar. and then flatten the balls using a flat-bottomed ramekin or glass to about ½ inch thick.
- Arrange the sugar-coated dough balls on a parchment-line baking sheet. Then use a flat-bottomed glass or ramekin to flatten them to approximately ½-inch think.
- Bake at 400℉ for 6-8 minutes, until just starting to brown around the edges.
Recipe 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
Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 267IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg
