Salt-and-Pepper Cookies Recipe from 'Milk Bar Life'
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From Yahoo Food’s Cookbook of the Week: Milk Bar Life by Christina Tosi
Salt-and-Pepper Cookies
Makes 1 dozen cookies
Sometimes I just want life to be simple: black and white. Salt and pepper. A salt-and-pepper cookie! This cookie is great on its own, but it can go in many savory directions, and it is a force to be reckoned with when topped or sandwiched with strawberry jam.
½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 ½ cups sugar
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
Heat the oven to 375°F.
Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and cream on high until homogenous, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and mix until just combined, about 1 minute.
Add the flour, salt, pepper, baking powder, and baking soda, mixing until just combined, about 30 seconds.
Portion 2 ¾-ounce scoops of dough 2 to 3 inches apart onto a greased or lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies for 9 to 10 minutes, until golden brown. Cool completely on the pan.
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