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Best Ever Sugar Cookie Recipe

Easy Homemade Sugar Cake recipe to enjoy as is to use as a blank canvas for decorating
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Chilling Time30 minutes
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: Continental
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 194kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, sift the flour with the baking powder and salt.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.
  • Add egg and vanilla and beat until well blended.
  • Add flour in two batches, beating well after each addition.
  • Add milk and mix until just combined.
  • If using food coloring, divide the dough into multiple parts and add desired food coloring to each part.
  • Mix each colored part until food coloring is evenly incorporated. It will take a good 5 minutes of kneading by hand, but eventually the food coloring will be evenly distributed.
  • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap or a ziploc plastic bag and place in the refrigerator
  • Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes. If you leave it in the refrigerator longer, you may have to wait a bit for it to be soft enough to roll out.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
  • On a lightly floured surface, take about 1/3 of the dough. Refrigerate the rest, while you work with this portion.
  • Sprinkle a little flour on top of the dough.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough, rotating the dough after every few rolls so you get as close to a circle as possible.
  • Roll out until about 1/4″ thick. Dip cookie cutters in flour and cut out shapes of dough.
  • Place on prepared cookie sheet. Re-roll excess dough and repeat until all dough is used up.
  • Bake cookies for 10-15 minutes, until the cookies turn golden brown at the edges. The cookies will still feel soft.
  • Remove cookies from oven and leave the cookies to rest for another 5 minutes until the cookies are set and firm up.
  • Using a spatula, remove the cookies from the baking sheet.
  • Leave on a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Decorate the baked cookies or enjoy as is.

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Notes

  • When you add the food coloring, only mix halfway for a tie dye effect.
  • Refrigerating the dough makes it easier to roll out without the dough sticking to the rolling pin or the work surface.
  • For soft sugar cookies, roll them to 1/4". If you prefer thin, crispy cookies, roll them to 1/8".
  • You can made the dough ahead of time and refrigerate it for up to 3 days or freeze it until you are ready to roll out and cut out the cookies.
  • To decorate simply, before you put the cookies in the oven, brush with a little milk and add desired sprinkles or topping as shown.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 299IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
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