Sugar Cookies. Terrific plain or with candies in them. This recipe uses basic ingredients you probably already have. The BEST Sugar Cookie Recipe with an easy to make cookie frosting.
This Sugar Cookie Recipe is the only cut out cookie recipe I use. I have been baking these sugar cookies for years and have found it be the most delicious and foolproof cut out cookie recipe ever! With crisp edges, thick centers, and room for lots of decorating icing. You can have Sugar Cookies using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Sugar Cookies
- It’s of Cookie.
- You need 1 cup of Shortening (Melted).
- You need 1 cup of Milk.
- You need 4 cup of All Purpose Flour.
- Prepare 3 tsp of Baking Powder.
- Prepare 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract.
- It’s 1 cup of Sugar.
- It’s 1/2 tsp of Salt.
- Prepare 1 large of Egg.
- Prepare 1 tsp of Baking Soda.
- Prepare of Frosting.
- You need 2 tbsp of Margarine.
- It’s 1 pinch of Salt.
- You need 2 tsp of Vanilla Extract.
- It’s 3 cup of Powder Sugar.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of Milk.
Make the cookie dough: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and cream cheese with an electric hand mixer on high speed for. A sugar cookie is a cookie with the main ingredients being sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and either baking powder or baking soda (depending on the type of sugar used). This recipe is NO CHILL meaning you can roll out the dough and cut out shapes immediately! Sugar Cookie Recipe – Absolutely the BEST sugar cookie recipe I've ever tasted!
Sugar Cookies step by step
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Melt shortening in microwave. Do not boil..
- Mix melted shortening, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Beat quickly, until creamy..
- Add salt, baking soda, baking powder, and mix well..
- Add flour and milk, alternating between the two..
- Roll out onto floured surface until 1/8" to 1/4" thick. Thickness is as desired. My family enjoys a thicker sugar cookie. Cut into any shape you like..
- Place on center oven rack of preheated 350° F oven, for 7 to 14 minutes. Time depends on thickness, and size of cookies you've made. They are done right as the edges start to turn a light golden color..
- Frosting time! Melt margarine in microwave. Add salt, vanilla extract, milk, and enough powdered sugar to beat until thick and smooth. You can add additional milk until you get desired consistency (not more than 3 T. total). Now add a tiny bit of water for a good spreading consistency..
- Once cookies are done, remove and let cool. Once cooled, it's time to frost those cookies… get creative! ! Use different colors, add sprinkles, have fun!.
- Let frosting dry, then Eat.Them.Cookies..
These sugar cookies are soft, chewy and produce a flavorful bakery style soft sugar cookie! This easy cutout sugar cookie recipe is the best! It makes soft cookies with lightly crisp edges. The perfect sugar cookie for decorating! Hands down, The Best Sugar Cookie Recipe, we've ever tested!
