Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Name: Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Yield: Makes about 12 cookies
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; ½ cup granulated sugar, plus extra for sprinkling; ½ teaspoon baking soda; Grated zest of 1 small lemon; 2 cups unbleached (all-purpose) flour; 1 large egg; ½ cup confectioners’ sugar; ½ cup canola oil; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Preparation info

Makes about
12
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Back in the Day Bakery Made With Love

By Cheryl Day and Griffith Day

Published 2015

About

This sugar cookie is simple, buttery, and delicate, with just a hint of lemon zest. Sugar cookies pack well, making them the ideal lunch-box treat.

Ingredients

2 cups unbleached (all-purpose) flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large