4-Ingredient Sugar Cookies

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⏱ 18 mins 🍽 2-4 dozen 🏷 Dessert

This wonderfully simple recipe for sugar cookies requires only four pantry staples. The cookies bake up light and crisp with a delicate flavour that isn't overly sweet. They come together quickly, making them an ideal choice for a last-minute dessert or a festive baking project. You can expect to make between two and four dozen from a single batch.

4-Ingredient Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups margarine
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Method

  1. Combine the margarine and confectioners' sugar, creaming them together thoroughly.
  2. Add the vanilla extract and flour to the mixture, stirring until fully incorporated.
  3. Take small pieces of dough, roughly the size of a walnut, and roll them into balls. Place on a cookie sheet and flatten each one with the tines of a fork.
  4. Bake the cookies at 350° until they turn a golden brown colour.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium2133800 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert
AuthorZuleika L.