1-Gathering Your Tools and Ingredients: Start by pulling together all your ingredients and tools to make baking smooth. You’ll need bowls, a mixer, baking sheets, and parchment paper. This step ensures everything is ready so you can focus on the fun part.

2-Preheat your oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper. This prevents sticking and helps your cookies bake evenly. Now, let’s mix the dry ingredients in a medium bowl by whisking together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

3-Beat the butter and sugar: In a large bowl, beat the butter and 1¼ cups granulated sugar until it’s light and fluffy, which takes about 2 to 3 minutes. Don’t forget to scrape down the sides of the bowl as you go. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract, mixing until everything combines nicely.

4-Combine ingredients: Gradually beat in the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until just combined. This keeps the dough from getting tough. Place the remaining ¼ cup granulated sugar in a shallow dish for rolling.

5-Form and shape the dough: Form the dough into balls using about 3 tablespoons of dough each. Roll each ball in the sugar to coat it evenly, then place them on your prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Slightly flatten each one with the bottom of a measuring cup for an even shape.

6-Bake the cookies: Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, until they are set and just starting to brown around the edges. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack. This recipe takes about 15 minutes to prep and 10 minutes to cook, for a total of 25 minutes.