This is a classic sugar cookie recipe yielding a cookie that is soft and chewy and full of buttery-sweet flavor. This cookie dough is perfect for cutting into festive shapes during the holiday season and can be decorated with your favorite icing and sprinkles or eaten as-is. This recipe is quick and easy and contains many ingredients you might already have in your pantry!
Secret Garden Cookie Co
12-15
25 minutes
15 minutes
American
Dessert
This is a classic sugar cookie recipe yielding a cookie that is soft and chewy and full of buttery-sweet flavor! This cookie dough is perfect for cutting into festive shapes during the holiday season and can be decorated with your favorite icing and sprinkles or eaten just as they are. This recipe is quick and easy and contains many ingredients you might already have in your pantry!
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla (you can also add other flavorings such as almond extract or lemon zest)
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 tbsp milk
Hand Mixer
Mixing Bowl
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Using an electric hand mixer or whisk, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, milk and vanilla and mix until well incorporated, scraping the bowl as needed.
Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix until incorporated. Turn out onto work surface and knead a few times until smooth.
Place dough between two pieces of parchment paper and roll out to desired thickness. Chill in freezer for 10 minutes (or refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or up to 2 days)
Cut out cookies and place them on a parchment or silicone sheet-lined pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes, turning once half way through. They are done when the edges have just started to turn golden brown.
