Name: Basic White Sugar Cookie Dough
Yield: Makes enough dough for 2 to 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients: ½ tsp (2 mL) salt; 2½ cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 tsp (5 mL) cream of tartar; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; 2 eggs, taken directly from the fridge; 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, softened but still cool; 1 cup (250 mL) sugar

Preparation info

Makes enough dough for
2 to 3 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

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This cookie dough is the base for Snickerdoodles, Toffee Softies, and Double Ginger Wonders. A classic and simple drop cookie can be so satisfying, whatever its variation (though Snickerdoodles, seem to be the universal favourite.) Before making any of the cookies for which this dough serves as a base, read the specific cookie recipe itself to see if additions need to be made to this basic dough recipe.