SOFT CHEWY SUGAR COOKIES

These buttery, vanilla scented, Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies demonstrate how utterly delicious the simple things can be.

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookies
• 1 tsp finely minced lemon lime or orange zest (if making a citrus version)

Instructions

1. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. Cream together the butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until quite light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. (Add the citrus zest here if using it.)
4. Fold in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
5. Refrigerate the dough for an hour or so, especially if you are working in a hot kitchen.
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