Dessert for 24

Sugar Cookies

Name: Sugar Cookies
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt

$0.78for 430 minServes 24

These sugar cookies use a buttery vanilla dough that is rolled, cut into shapes, and baked until lightly golden.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.67

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts Holiday

Typical price

$0.19 per serving$0.78 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment or lightly grease them.
Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until smooth, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
Stir the dry mixture into the butter mixture until a soft dough forms.
Roll the dough 1/4 inch thick, cut it into shapes, and place the pieces on the baking sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the edges are lightly golden, then cool the cookies.