Perfect Sugar Cookie

By Ellie

8 Person

27 Minutes

0 Calories

Is it just me or is cookie decorating actually the best part of baking? Give me some freshly baked cookies, a piping bag full of frosting, and some sprinkles and I will be one happy girl! Cookie decorating is hands down one of my all-time favorite sports… I mean baking activities in the kitchen! When it comes to baking cookies, the sky is the limit. With some of the best cookie recipe options like this Sugar Cookies, Let's go cooking!

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups Flour
2 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla
3 Eggs
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1 1/2 cups Butter, softened

Method

01

To make the sugar cookie dough, first add salt, baking powder, and flour to a medium sized bowl and whisk together; set aside.
02

In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar on high speed until fluffy and light in color.
03

Add eggs and vanilla to mixer, only mixing until combined.
04

Add in dry ingredients in two parts; adding half of the mixture at a time.
05

Wrap dough in two packs using plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour to overnight.
06

When ready to roll out, pull one sugar pack out at a time from the fridge and sprinkle flour on your work bench as needed while rolling to help with stickiness. Roll dough to about 1/4 inch thick and use any cookie cutters you’d like!
07

Once cookies are cut into shapes, let chill in fridge for at least 1 hour (I froze mine overnight).
08

Bake at 325 degrees F for 12-17 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies; you’ll want them slightly golden brown around the edges.
09

Next, to make the royal icing, in a stand mixer with paddle attachment, add powdered sugar, vanilla, and egg whites and beat on low until incorporated, then increase speed to high for 3-5 minutes.
10

Add food gel if desired for different colors.
11

Decorate cookies as you please!

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Perfect Sugar Cookie

3.5

( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 8 servings
Prep Time 15 Mins
Cook Time 12 Mins
Total Time 27 Mins

02 Ingredients

4 1/2 cups Flour

2 tsp. Baking powder

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Vanilla

3 Eggs

1 1/2 cups Sugar

1 1/2 cups Butter, softened

03 Method

Step 1

To make the sugar cookie dough, first add salt, baking powder, and flour to a medium sized bowl and whisk together; set aside.

Step 2

In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar on high speed until fluffy and light in color.

Step 3

Add eggs and vanilla to mixer, only mixing until combined.

Step 4

Add in dry ingredients in two parts; adding half of the mixture at a time.

Step 5

Wrap dough in two packs using plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour to overnight.

Step 6

When ready to roll out, pull one sugar pack out at a time from the fridge and sprinkle flour on your work bench as needed while rolling to help with stickiness. Roll dough to about 1/4 inch thick and use any cookie cutters you’d like!

Step 7

Once cookies are cut into shapes, let chill in fridge for at least 1 hour (I froze mine overnight).

Step 8

Bake at 325 degrees F for 12-17 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies; you’ll want them slightly golden brown around the edges.

Step 9

Next, to make the royal icing, in a stand mixer with paddle attachment, add powdered sugar, vanilla, and egg whites and beat on low until incorporated, then increase speed to high for 3-5 minutes.

Step 10

Add food gel if desired for different colors.

Step 11

Decorate cookies as you please!

04 Author