If you are looking for an easy and delicious sugar cookie recipe, look no further. These cookies were the perfect texture and flavor. They were yummy before we even frosted them!
Check out this video for a step-by-step as well!
Ingredients:
- Unsalted Butter (2 sticks at room temperature)
- Sugar (1.5 cups)
- Eggs (2)
- Vanilla Extract (1-2 Tsp)
- Flour (3 3/4 cup)
- Baking Powder (1 Tsp)
- Salt (1/2-1 Tsp)
- Electric mixer (recommended)
- Cookie cutters (recommended)
Instructions:
Mix butter with sugar until well blended together
Add in eggs and vanilla extract
Slowly mix in flour, baking powder and salt
Once well mixed, use your hands to knead into a ball
Cover the ball of dough and chill in the fridge for 2 hours
Remove dough, let sit for about 10 minutes
Heat oven to 400 degrees
Roll out and use cookie cutters of your choice
Lay raw cookies onto a parchment lined cookie sheet
Bake at 400 degrees for 6-9 minutes
Do not overbake
Makes about 2 dozen cookies but will depend on how large the cookie cutters are. Ours made less because my kids chose larger ones.
Check this out if you need an easy icing recipe too!
Enjoy!
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Related:
Three Christmas Baking Recipes for Moms Who Don’t Have Time to Bake
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