Description
Delicious sugar cookies perfect for decorating!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, (at room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour, (plus additional as needed for rolling out dough)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Frosting of choice (optional, for decorating)
- Sprinkles of choice (optional, for decorating)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until creamy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the vanilla and mix once again.
- In another large bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the mixer, beating on low speed until it has all been incorporated.
- Turn dough out of the bowl and divide it in half. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to a few days before cooking.
- Heat oven to 325ºF (170ºC).
- Lightly flour a clean surface and turn half the chilled dough out onto it. Lightly sprinkle flour over the top of the dough and use a rolling pin to evenly roll out the dough so it’s ¼” thick.
- Use cookie cutters to carefully cut shapes from the dough. Arrange on a parchment paper lined baking sheet spread 1” apart.
- Pull together any dough scraps and re-roll out the dough to make as many cookies as possible. Repeat with the remaining dough half.
- Bake until pale, sandy in color, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and use a spatula to move cookies to a cooling rack.
- Let cool completely before decorating with icing and sprinkles (optional).
Notes
- Chilling the dough is important for better shaping.
- Use various cookie cutters for fun shapes.
- Make sure the cookies are completely cool before decorating.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg