Preheat the oven to 350F then line a baking sheet with parchement paper and set it aside.
Cream the butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar together until smooth and creamy.
½ cup butter, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 3 tablespoon powdered sugar
Whisk in the egg, vanilla bean paste, and vanilla extract and until combined.
1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt until the flour mixture disappears. Don't overmix your dough. Then using a large cookie scooper scoop out 6 equally sized cookie dough balls, place them on the prepared baking sheet, and gently flatten them to about ¾ inch in thickness.
1 & ½ cup all purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder
Bake the cookies in the oven for 11 minutes, then let them cool down on the baking sheet for 10-15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool down fully.