Recipe: Perfect Sugar•Cookies

Sugar•Cookies. Find easy recipes for sugar cookies, perfect for decorating, from cutouts and colored sugar to frosting and more! They are really good, plain or with candies in them. Its time to make sugar cookies.

Sugar cookies may be formed by hand, dropped, or rolled and cut into shapes. Some sugar cookie recipes online pride themselves on not having to be chilled, but we think letting the dough chill out in the fridge is an essential step—especially when cutting into cute shapes. Make the cookie dough: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and cream cheese with an electric hand mixer on high speed for. You can have Sugar•Cookies using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Sugar•Cookies

1. You need 2 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
2. You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
3. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
4. It's 3/4 cup of margarine or room temperature butter.
5. Prepare 3/4 cup of granulated sugar.
6. Prepare 1 of large egg.
7. Prepare 2 tsp of vanilla extract.

Cookies will be done when edges are "just" starting to brown. In my house, making holiday sugar cookies is just as much about the icing and the decorating as it is about the baking. What colors to use for the confectioners sugar icing? This Sugar Cookie Recipe is the only cut out cookie recipe I use.

Sugar•Cookies instructions

1. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside..
2. In a large bowl using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar together on high speed until completely smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg, vanilla, and beat on high speed until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine..
3. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low until combined. Dough will be relatively soft. If the dough seems too soft and sticky for rolling, add 1 Tablespoon more flour..
4. Divide the dough into 2 equal parts. Place each portion onto a piece of lightly floured parchment paper or a lightly floured silicone baking mat. With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough out to about 1/4-inch thickness. The rolled-out dough can be any shape, as long as it is evenly 1/4-inch thick..
5. Lightly dust one of the rolled-out doughs with flour. Place a piece of parchment on top. (This prevents sticking.) Place the 2nd rolled-out dough on top. Cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, then refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours and up to 2 days..
6. Once chilled, preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line 2-3 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Carefully remove the top dough piece from the refrigerator. If it’s sticking to the bottom, run your hand under it to help remove it– see me do this in the video above. Using a cookie cutter, cut the dough into shapes. Re-roll the remaining dough and continue cutting until all is used. Repeat with 2nd piece of dough..
7. Arrange cookies on baking sheets 3 inches apart. Bake for 11-12 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges. If your oven has hot spots, rotate the baking sheet halfway through bake time. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before decorating..
8. Decorate the cookies with my sugar cookie icing recipe!.
9. Enjoy!!.

I have been baking these sugar cookies for years and have found it be the most delicious and foolproof cut out cookie recipe ever! Sugar Cookies require only few ingredients and are super simple to make from scratch. This recipe is a cross between shortbread and sugar cookies. They are little crunchy on the outside and soft inside. This easy cutout sugar cookie recipe is the best!

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