Cut-out sugar cookies have to be my all-time favorite holiday treat. They are most often seen as Christmas cookies but there are so many cookie cutter shapes available that you can have them year round!
I’ve tried many recipes but this one, by far, is the simplest to produce and tastiest, too! Here is the recipe and a really great how-to video for inspiration. You’ll be baking like a champ the very first time.
Sugar Cookie Recipe followed by the How-To Video
(below)
Rolled Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
· Butter (softened) 1 ½ cups
· Sugar2 cups
· Eggs 4 large
· Vanilla Extract 1 tsp.
· All-Purpose Flour 5 cups
· Baking Powder 2 tsp.
· Salt 1 tsp.
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°
Cream together sugar and butter, in a large bowl.
Add eggs and vanilla extract, beat.
Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 1 hour or more (even overnight)
Flour your work surface.
Cut the dough in half or thirds.
Cut the dough in half or thirds.
Roll out a piece of dough using a rolling pin, making the dough ¼ to ½ inch thick.
Tip: Keep counters clean – easy cleanup – with silicon baking mats.
Tip: Keep counters clean – easy cleanup – with silicon baking mats.
Cut shapes out of the dough using cookie cutters.
Bake them on an ungreased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart, for 6 – 8 minutes until lightly golden brown on the edges D not overbake.
Tip: I tend to burn cookies so I use AirBake Natural Cookie Sheets.
Perfect every time!
Tip: I tend to burn cookies so I use AirBake Natural Cookie Sheets.
Perfect every time!
Cool.
Frost / Decorate.
Video
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Recipe adapted from The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies on All-Recipes
Photo: Christmas Tree Cut Out Cookies by scanlime on Flickr CC
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