Super Easy Sugar Cookies
Prep Time: 30 mins / Cook Time: 20 mins / Total Time: 50 mins
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons orange zest (or lemon zest)
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Instructions:
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Transfer the sugar, the cinnamon, the zest, the salt, the olive oil, and the butter to a bowl and whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and the vanilla and whisk until incorporated.
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Mix the flour with the baking powder and add it to the olive oil and butter mixture. Mix with a spatula just until the flour is absorbed.
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Let the dough rest, line your pan with baking paper, and preheat your oven to 356°F.
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Make the cookies and transfer them to the pan, leaving some space between them. Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a rack to cool.
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Eat them plain, sandwich them with some strawberry jam, or decorate with melted chocolate.