Classic Sugar Cookies: The Easy Recipe You'll Love to Bake
Classic Sugar Cookies are a delightful treat that are easy to bake and decorate.
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale
- Mixing Bowls
- baking sheet
- Gel food coloring
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract (see note)
- 1 large egg
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour (Plain flour)
- 0.75 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.75 teaspoon table salt
Sugar Cookie Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar sifted (weigh before sifting)
- 3-4 tablespoons milk (whole milk recommended)
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup (see note)
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gel food coloring optional
- Additional candies and sprinkles for decorating, optional
Instructions
Sugar Cookies
- Combine butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until creamy and well-combined.
- Add egg and vanilla extract and beat until completely combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet until dough is smooth and completely combined.
- Transfer dough to plastic wrap, cover, and mold into a flat disk. Chill for 2-3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Dust surface with flour, roll out the chilled dough, then use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges just begin to turn lightly golden brown.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before decorating.
Easy Sugar Cookie Icing
- Combine powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk, corn syrup, and vanilla extract and stir until combined.
- Add more milk if frosting is too thick until desired texture is reached.
- Divide icing to color with gel food coloring as desired.
- Transfer frosting to a piping bag and pipe onto cookies.
- Allow frosting to harden before storing or stacking.
Notes
Reduce vanilla extract to ¾ teaspoon and add ¼-½ teaspoons of almond or lemon extract for variation. Use light corn syrup for a firmer finish on frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 48mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 151IUCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg
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