How to Make Icebox Cookies

A simple recipe for old-fashioned Icebox Cookies (AKA Refrigerator Cookies). This recipe uses only a few basic ingredients but must be chilled for at least 4 hours before baking.

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Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter softened (226g)
1 ½ cups granulated sugar 300g
1 large egg room temperature preferred
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all purpose flour 315g
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
Optional add-ins sprinkles, non pareils, chopped nuts, chopped chocolate

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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
Roll sprinkles into some, mini chocolate chips into others, others plain. Nuts?
00:21 Cream together butter sugar egg and vanilla. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula to make sure all ingredients are well-combined.
01:08 Dry ingredients whisk together separately then add to the butter mixture with mixer on low-speed.
01:42 If stirring in any add-ins, mix them in here.
02:03 Divide dough into two halves and lightly flour your hands. Form each half into a log about 1 1/2" - 2” in diameter. To roll in sprinkles (as seen in the photos, pour several tablespoons of non pareils into a pie plate and roll the dough through the sprinkles until the outside is completely covered.
02:46 Wrap dough logs in plastic wrap and refrigerate. To prevent the dough from getting a severely flat edge I like to place it on a plush folded hand towel while it chills. Chill dough for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight and up to one week.
03:31 When you are ready to bake, preheat oven to 350F (175C). Remove dough from the refrigerator and slice into ¼” slices.
04:05 Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing cookies at least 2 inches apart.
04:18 Bake on 350F for 10-12 minutes or until edges are just beginning to turn a light golden brown.
Enjoy!

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