Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe

The Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe! They are soft, chewy and don't spread! Plus an easy sugar cookie frosting that tastes great and hardens with a beautiful shine! Making these easy decorated sugar cookies has been our family's holiday baking tradition for 30 years!

32 Servings

Nutrition (1 serv.) Amount Nutrition (1 serv.) Amount
Calories 111 kcal Sugar 6 g
Carbs 13 g Cholesterol 27 mg
Protein 1 g Sodium 90 mg
Fat 6 g Fiber –
Sugar 6 g
Cholesterol 27 mg
Sodium 90 mg
Fiber –

Prep Time: 25 min Cook Time: 10 min Total Time: 105 min

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Ingredients

1 cup salted butter softened

1 cup  granulated sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 large eggs room temperature

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour*

¾ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

4  cups  powdered sugar sifted

3-4 Tablespoons milk room temperature

2 ½ Tablespoons light corn syrup

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Gel food coloring optional

Instructions

Step 1

Make the Sugar Cookies:

Step 2

Cream together butter and sugar in the bowl of a standing mixer.

Step 3

Add vanilla and eggs and beat until combined.

Step 4

Add flour, baking powder and salt and beat until combined.

Step 5

Divide dough into two equal portions.

Step 6

Shape each piece of dough into a round, flat disc and wrap tightly with plastic wrap.

Step 7

Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or overnight.

Step 8

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 9

Line two to four large baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.

Step 10

Remove one sugar cookie dough disc from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for 5 minutes to soften slightly.

Step 11

Place sugar cookie dough on a floured surface and roll to ½” or ¼” thickness (thicker = softer cookies).

Step 12

Use your favorite cookie cutter shapes and cut out the dough and place them 1” apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

Step 13

Repeat until all the dough is used. You can gather and re-roll the dough scraps two additional times (3 times total).

Step 14

Decorate With Sprinkles Only (No Frosting)

Step 15

Use a pastry brush and brush the cookies with a little bit of milk or cream. Then decorate with sprinkles, which will stick to the milk/cream.

Step 16

Bake

Step 17

Bake in the preheated oven for 9-10 minutes or until cookies are puffed and just set around the edges.

Step 18

Remove and let sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 19

Repeat with second disc of dough.

Step 20

Make the sugar cookie frosting:

Step 21

Combine all frosting ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk to combine.

Step 22

Start with 2 TBS milk and increase until your desired consistency is achieved.

Step 23

If using food coloring, separate frosting into smaller bowls and add food coloring to your liking.

Step 24

Place each color in a disposable piping bag fitted with your tip of choice.

Step 25

Once cookies are completely cooled, decorate cookies.

Step 26

Let decorated cookies sit at room temperature for at least 3 hours, or until the frosting is completely hardened. Chilling them in the refrigerator helps speed up the setting process.

Step 27

Store in an airtight container or on a plate wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature or in the refrigerator.