How to Prepare Delicious Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

Cinnamon Sugar Cookies. Unwrap dough logs, and roll in the cinnamon mixture. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Add flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar and cinnamon. Stir in the pecans if desired.

If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Remove from sheets and let cool on racks. It's quick and easy to mix together these slice-and-bake cinnamon-sugar cookies whenever you need something sweet. You can cook Cinnamon Sugar Cookies using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

1. Prepare 2 Cups of all purpose flour.
2. It's 1/2 Teaspoon of baking powder.
3. You need 1/4 Teaspoon of salt.
4. It's 1/2 Teaspoon of cinnamon , ground.
5. It's 1/2 Cup of butter , unsalted , at room temperature.
6. You need 1 Cup of white sugar granulated.
7. You need 1 of egg large.
8. Prepare 1 Teaspoon of vanilla extract.

The recipe makes enough dough so you can bake half and put the other half in the freezer--ready to pull out and bake up a few fresh cookies anytime. In a separate bowl combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Roll into the cinnamon-sugar mixture and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sugar cookies were made to have sprinkles, though this cinnamon sugar cookies recipe might be best with just the cinnamon-sugar coating.

Cinnamon Sugar Cookies step by step

1. In a large bowl. whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. set aside..
2. In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy..
3. Beat in egg and vanilla. with mixer on low speed gradually add flour mixture, beat until combined..
4. Divide dough in half, form into two 3/4 inch thick disks. wrap each in plastic and refrigerate each until firm, at least 1 hour..
5. Place one disk between two sheets of floured parchment and roll out to 1/8 inch thickness, lightly dusting dough with flour as needed..
6. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters. if dough egts soft, chill 10 minutes and continue. re-roll scraps and repeat till all the dough is used up..
7. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. line baking sheets with parchment. bake until edges are golden, 10 to 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through..
8. Cool cookies 1 minute on sheets, and transfer to wire racks to cool completely. store in airtight containers at room temperature upto 1 week..
9. Decorate cookies before serving..
10. Tip* transfer cut out shapes to parchment lined baking sheets and place in freezer. once frozen solid, transfer to a resealable plastic bag (ziploc) and freeze upto one month..

The famous Lofthouse sugar cookies usually have both frosting and sprinkles on top of their cake-like cookie. Incredible Cinnamon Sugar Cookies topped with Cinnamon Frosting are made staple ingredients and are quick and easy to make. This Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Recipe is a blend of a snickerdoodle and sugar cookie that you'll make time and time again. Make the dough: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.