Easy Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are the perfect cookie to decorate for Christmas, Valentine's Day, or any holiday for that matter. Let's face it, all the holidays deserve this sweet treat. Grab the simple ingredients and get ready to start baking!
I wouldn't say I'm great at decorating cookies, but I sure do love eating them! This simple sugar cookie is the perfect cookie to pile high with frosting and sprinkles.
And, if you're all about making memories and traditions, you're not
going to want to pass up on this fun activity. Don't stress about making them perfect, just enjoy the process and the memories you'll be making while with friends and family.
If you're a fan of all things sweet and delicious, make certain to check out our Saltine Toffee Bars as well. It's the easiest toffee you'll ever make! Also, don't forget to check out my Popcorn Mix!
HOW TO MAKE EASY CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIES
Cookies
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugars until creamy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
- In a separate bowl stir together the baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and flour.
- Gradually add all of the dry ingredients to the wet until completely combined.
- Divide dough into two equal parts.
- Between two pieces of parchment paper, roll out the dough to ¼" in. Flip the paper a couple of times to ensure that the dough rolls out evenly.
- Do the same with the second piece of dough.
- Place the dough in the freezer on a cookie sheet for 15 minutes. Be sure it is completely flat.
- Once dough has finished chilling, preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Generously dust a clean surface with flour. Remove the dough from the parchment paper and place on the work surface. Lightly flour the dough and begin cutting out the dough with cookie cutters.
- If the dough begins to stick add more flour.
- Take any leftover dough, form a ball, and roll out again to ¼" thick. Cut the remaining dough with cookie cutters.
- Using a spatula place cut-out cookie dough onto the baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minute. Cook until the edges begin to brown. Let cookies rest on cookie sheet until they are firm enough to move to a cooling rack.
Icing
- Mix sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add more milk as needed to get the consistency you prefer.
- Be sure cookies are cooled completely before decorating with icing.
HOW TO DO YOU KNOW WHEN SUGAR COOKIES ARE DONE BAKING?
Sugar cookies can be a tad bit tricky to know when to take them out of the oven. You're going to want to keep an eye on them while they're in the oven. You should start to notice the edges becoming golden-brown, which is a great indicator that they're getting close.
Depending upon the thickness it should take between 10 - 12 minutes, but watch close, because every oven is different.
HOW TO STORE EASY CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIES
Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh. I will often separate the baking process from the decorating process and freeze the baked cookies to decorate later. They will be good in your freezer for up to 3 months.
Once you pull the baked cookies from the freezer, you can start decorating immediately.
Easy Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are perfect for cutting cookies of all size and shapes. Plan a decorating party and have some fun making these easy to make cookies. No matter the occasion, this sugar cookie recipe is one that you will find yourself coming back to again and again.
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EASY CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIES
Easy Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 c Butter Room Temperature
- ½ c Sugar
- ½ c Powdered Sugar
- 1 Eggs Room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Cream of Tartar
- 2 ¼ c Flour
Instructions
Cookies
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer) cream together the butter and sugar until creamy and well-combined.
- Add eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined.
- Gradually add all the dry ingredients to the wet until completely combined.
- Divide cookie dough into two equal parts.
- Between two pieces of parchment paper, roll out the dough to ¼" in. Flip the paper a couple of times to ensure that the dough rolls out evenly.
- Do the same with the second piece of dough.
- Place the dough in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Once dough has finished chilling, preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Generously dust a clean surface with flour. Remove the dough from the parchment paper and place on the work surface. Lightly flour the dough and begin cutting out the dough with cookie cutters.
- If the dough begins to stick add more flour.
- Take any leftover dough, form a ball, and roll out again to ¼" thick. Cut the remaining dough with cookie cutters.
- Using a spatula place cut out dough onto cookie sheet and bake for 8-11 minutes. Cook just until the edges begin to brown. Let cookies rest on cookie sheet until they are firm enough to move to a cooling rack.
Icing
- Mix sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add more additional milk to get the consistency you prefer.
- Be sure cookies are cooled completely before icing.
Notes
- If the dough gets warm while cutting out cookies, roll out between parchment paper and chill for another 15 minutes.
- The number of cookies will depend on the thickness and the size of cookie cutters used.
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