The Best Sugar Cookie Recipes!
I absolutely love making sugar cookies and trying new cookie recipes. Sugar cookie recipes are simple but still yummy. It’s a cookie most people love and you can be very creative with the recipe and design of the cookie. Coming together with family and friends and spending extra time baking and cooking is always fun!
Holidays are always a great time for baking which means extra time for creative cookie recipes. There’s nothing like a cookie bar filled with a beautiful array of Christmas cookies. Making cookies is a great activity for the entire family. Everyone can take part in the creativity. My favorite part is decorating the cookies. Get as crazy as you want or keep it very simple either way the end result is delicious.
My special needs girls group, Remi’s Bus loves making sugar cookies, it’s enough to do, so everyone gets to take part in the activity. Don’t forget bake goods are the sweetest gifts. My first recipe is super simple and everyone will want seconds and thirds I promise.
Rolled Sugar Cookies
4 eggs
2 cups of white sugar
1 1/2 cups of softened butter
5 cups of flour
2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of salt
Directions
- Use a large mixing bowl to combine all ingredients. You want to mix the sugar and butter together until both are smooth. Then beat in vanilla extract and eggs.
- Next combine salt, baking powder, and flour then stir until completely mixed. Cover dough in mixing bowl with lid or saran wrap and in refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Get your dough out of the fridge. Flour your surface were you’re going to roll your dough. Make sure you put enough flour down to create a good surface for rolling. When rolling your dough I like to have a 1/2 inch thickness but 1/4 to 1/2 is most desirable. This seems to work well with different types of cookie cutters.
- Now let the fun begin! Cut into shapes with your favorite cookie cutter’s or go freehand.
- On an ungreased cookie sheets place cookies 1 inch apart.
- Bake 6 to 8 minutes in the oven. Let cool and decorate if desired.
recipe via www.allrecipe.com
photo via pinch of yum
Beautiful and Delicious
Rolled Decorated Sugar Christmas Cookies
>3 cups of flour
>2 eggs and 1 yolk
>3/4 cup sour cream
>1 cup sugar
>1 teaspoon vanilla
>1 stick of butter softened
>1/2 teaspoon baking soda
>1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Frosting Ingredients
>1 teaspoon vanilla
>2 tablespoons heavy cream
>1/4 cup softened butter
>2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
>1/4 cup Crisco, you can also sub for butter
2 tablespoons of hot water
Cookie Instructions
- In your mixing bowl cream together sugar and butter than beat in your eggs, vanilla and sour cream.
- Add baking soda, baking powder, and flour to your mixing bowl with your other ingredients. Mix all ingredients together until a soft dough is formed.
- Cover your bowl and refrigerate for 4-6 hours.
- Get your chilled dough out of the fridge. Flour your surface for rolling out your dough. Roll out your dough 1/4 -1/2 inch thick on the floured surface.
- Using your cookie cutters cut into small circles 2 1/2 inches in diameter and bake at 425 degrees for 3-4 minutes.
- Let cookies cool.
Frosting Instructions
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- Combine your vanilla, heavy cream, butter, powdered sugar, Crisco and hot water in mixing bowl. Beat together with your electric mixer until very smooth.
- Frosting will be ready and set lightly after a few hours.
Two great recipes to try, pick one or create them both. Both are from 2 of my favorite food blogs, Pinch of Yum and All Recipe you will fall in love with them both. Let me know your favorite!!
