These Sugar-Dipped Butter Cookies are an absolute classic. Easy to make. Nothing fancy. Great to make with kids.
As simple as these cookies are, this recipe suggests a fantastic technique that will be great to apply to other recipes: shape the dough ball, then dip it into water, then dip it in the colored sugar. This gets the sugar to adhere beautifully.
One thing I love about these cookies is that you can mix up the sugar dependent on the season. Making them for Christmas? Go red and green. Make them for a sports gathering? Use team colors. Make them for a birthday? Use favorite colors.
Really, this is a recipe that has fun dough, and is a fun one to make all the way through. Plus, the cookies are tasty, especially with some milk, coffee, or tea.
Bready or Not: Sugar-Dipped Butter Cookies
Equipment
- teaspoon scoop
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 cubes) room temperature
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup colored sugar
- water
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 375-degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Beat together white sugar and butter until creamy. Add egg. Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Place colored sugar in a bowl. Put a small amount of water in a saucer.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip top of ball in water, then in sugar. Place colorful side-up on baking sheet, spaced out.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until set with golden edges. Let cool on a rack, then pack into a sealed container.
