The Best Ever Sugar Cookie Recipe
These are the best sugar cookies you will ever make!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar use organic if you can
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup oil
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. grated lemon peel This is the secret ingredient. Don't skip it!
- 4.5 cups flour use all-purpose gluten-free flour if you need these gluten-free
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- Extra sugar for flattening the cookies see directions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, powdered sugar, and 1 cup granulated sugar with electric mixer.
- Beat in one egg at a time until light and fluffy.
- Add oil, vanilla, and grated lemon peel. Beat well.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Stir well. Add slowly to the creamed mixture.
- Chill until cookie dough is easy to handle.
- Roll small balls of dough with your hands and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten each cookie with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
- Bake at 325 for 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.