The Best Sugar Cookies
An easy and delicious sugar cookie recipe that holds shape well and doesn’t require chilling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 dozen cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Decorating sugar, frosting or chocolate for dipping, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Blend in egg and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, blend dry ingredients (flour, baking soda and salt). Add dry ingredients to butter mixture. Mix will appear crumbly.
- Use a rolling pin to roll out dough to around 1/4″ (6mm) thick. (Go thicker for a softer, chewy cookie, or thinner for a crispy cookie.)
- Cut out sugar cookies and remove excess dough from around shapes. Alternatively, shape dough into a cylinder, and slice off ¼” (6mm) thick rounds.
- Sprinkle with decorating sugar, sprinkles or vanilla sugar, if desired.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until cookies firm around the edges. (Bake until lightly browned for crispier cookies.) Allow to cool for a few minutes on the pan, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- If you skipped the decorating sugar, you can frost the cookies or dip them in chocolate for decoration.
- Store your sugar cookies in an airtight container. Use within one to two weeks of baking for best quality, or freeze for longer storage.
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