Patriotic Sugar Cookies
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon cream of tartar
¾ teaspoons salt
¾ cup butter
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
Red & blue colored sanding sugar
White Sugar
Directions:
In a medium size bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt together; set aside.
Cream the butter and sugars until fluffy. Mix in the eggs and vanilla until incorporated. On the low setting of your mixer (stand or hand), add in ½ of the flour mixture. After the flour has been incorporated, add the other half of the flour mixture.
Wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop cookies using a small cookie scoop (or pull apart enough dough to make about a 1 inch ball). Roll in white sugar or blue or red sanding sugar. Place cookies two inches apart on baking sheet and slightly flatten them. Bake for approximately 10 minutes.