Basic sugar cookies. Terrific plain or with candies in them. This recipe uses basic ingredients you probably already have. Sugar cookies are a buttery classic that make a delicious anytime treat.
Some sugar cookie recipes online pride themselves on not having to be chilled, but we think letting the dough chill out in the fridge is an essential step—especially when cutting into cute chapes. Great decorated sugar cookies begin with with a great cookie base. My go-to recipe is quick, tasty, and easy. You can have Basic sugar cookies using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Basic sugar cookies
- You need 4 of eggs.
- Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- You need 5 cup of plain flour.
- You need 2 tsp of baking powder.
- It’s 1 tsp of salt.
- You need 2 cup of caster sugar.
- It’s 337 grams of butter, softened.
I have made thousands of cookies using this recipe with great results every time. This easy sugar cookie recipe requires no chilling, no rolling and makes soft sugar cookies that stay chewy for DAYS! By The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen. These are my favorite sugar cookies with icing.
Basic sugar cookies step by step
- Using a large bowl mix together butter and sugar, cream until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract. Stir in the flour, baking powder and salt..
- Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in fridge for at least one hour. You may chill overnight..
- Preheat oven to 200°c. Roll out dough on floured surface to approximately half a cm thick or one cm if you prefer a thicker cookie..
- Use a cookie cutter of your choice to cut the dough. Place the cut cookies on a tray lined with baking paper approximately 2 1/2 cm apart..
- Bake in the oven for 6-8 minutes or until the base of the cookies turn a slight brown. Remove and cool on a wire rack. Cookies may be kept in an airtight container..
I shared the recipe on Sally's Baking Addiction several years ago and even published them in This is a wonderful basic piping tip to have in your collection. Use this basic sugar cookie recipe as a base for all your Christmas cookies this season. Bake, rotating the positions of the pans halfway through, until the cookies are lightly golden brown around. A generous amount of vanilla extract flavors these vanilla sugar cookies. The cookies are cut out and baked to perfection.
