Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies
These soft and chewy sugar cookies are made extra special with the lovely taste of natural vanilla beans.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter softened
- 1 & 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 vanilla bean
- 2 & 1/4 cups (282g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 salt
- 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar for rolling cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F and line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, 1 & 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar
- Mix in the egg and vanilla bean seeds until well combined.1 large egg, 1 vanilla bean
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just combined.2 & 1/4 cups (282g) all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 salt
- Using a medium cookie scoop or tablespoon, roll out rounded cookie dough and coat in granulated sugar.1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
- Place each cookie dough about 2 inches apart and flatten slightly if needed. See notes below
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges just start to brown.
Notes
Depending on the temperature of your kitchen, you might or might not need to flatten the rounded cookie doughs. I recommend doing a test batch of just 2 cookie doughs, one rounded and one slightly flattened to see which one gives a better result for you.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 329IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg