Greek Yogurt Cut Out Sugar Cookies

Make the Dough
-1 Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl with a hand mixer or a stand mixer. Beat the ingredients together until airy and light yellow, about 3-4 minutes.
-1 Add the egg and vanilla extract. Beat them into the creamed butter-sugar mixture until incorporated.
-1 Next, add the Greek yogurt. Mix until combined and creamy and a very pale yellow, about 2 minutes.
-1 Sift together the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda and salt) together in another bowl. Whisk to combine.
-1 Slowly, sprinkle the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until all have been incorporated. Turn the blender on the lowest setting to mix them in.
-1 Split the dough in half and place each half on a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap. Wrap tightly, then transfer to the refrigerator.
-1 Chill the dough for at least an hour.
Bake the Cookies
-1 Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats, and set aside.
-1 Flour a flat surface in your kitchen. Place the dough round on the floured surface and add a sprinkling of flour on top of the dough.
-1 Roll out the dough into a ¼" thickness with a floured rolling pin.
-1 Use your favorite cookie cutters to cut the dough into shapes, then transfer to the prepared parchment paper. Be sure to leave a little space between each cookie.
-1 After cutting out a round of cookies, form the cookie dough scraps into a ball and re-roll. You might need to add more flour to the surface and dough to prevent it from sticking.
-1 Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes, or until the cookies have risen slightly and are a very pale golden brown.
-1 Allow the cookies to cool completely, then ice with your favorite sugar cookie icing. (This Easy Sugar Cookie Icing is our family favorite.)