Basic Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• •1 cup butter, softened
• •1 cup sugar
• •1 egg
• •1 tsp vanilla extract
• •2 3/4 cups flour
• •1 tsp baking soda
• •1/4 tsp salt
• •1/4 cup sugar, for rolling

Steps

1. 1.Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
2. 2.Mix in the flour, baking soda, and salt until a soft dough forms.
3. 3.Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes - chilling firms up the butter so the cookies hold their shape instead of spreading thin.
4. 4.Preheat oven to 375°F.
5. 5.Roll into balls, coat in sugar, flatten slightly, and bake for 8-10 minutes until just set.