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alton brown's sugar cookie

Ingredients

  • 3 c flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 c butter softened
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tbs milk
  • powdered sugar for rolling out dough, or flour

Instructions

  • sift together flour, baking powder and salt, set aside
  • with stand mixer, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy
  • add egg and milk and combine
  • add in flour, mixing on low. beat until mixture pulls from side of bowl
  • make 2 disks of dough, place in plastic bag and put in fridge for at least 2 hours (longer is better, so egg protein has a chance to spread)
  • pre heat oven to 375
  • powder rolling surface or parchment paper with powdered sugar and roll out dough about 1/4'' thick. you can either pull dough away from cutter and leave shape on parchment paper or transfer the shape to another sheet of parchment paper using a spachula.
  • place parchment paper on cookie sheet and bake for 9-11 mintues