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Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

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Looking for a fantastic cut-out sugar cookie recipe? Look no further! This recipe yields perfectly soft and chewy cookies that hold their shape in the oven.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup salted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Sugar Cookie Frosting

  • 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk, room temperature
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • gel food coloring, optional

Instructions

  1. Cream together butter and sugar in the bowl of a standing mixer.
  2. Add vanilla and eggs and beat until combined.
  3. Add flour, baking powder and salt and beat until combined.
  4. Divide dough into two equal portions.
  5. Shape each piece of dough into a round, flat disc and wrap tightly with plastic wrap.
  6. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
  7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  8. Line two to four large baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
  9. Remove one sugar cookie dough disc from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for 5 minutes to soften slightly.
  10. Place sugar cookie dough on a floured surface and roll to ½” or ¼” thickness (thicker = softer cookies).
  11. Use your favorite cookie cutter shapes and cut out the dough and place them 1” apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
  12. Repeat until all the dough is used. You can gather and re-roll the dough scraps two additional times (3 times total).

To decorate without frosting (only do this if you want to add sprinkles to the sugar cookies without using frosting).

  • 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.

Bake

  • Bake in the preheated oven for 9-10 minutes or until cookies are puffed and just set around the edges.
  • Remove and let sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Repeat with second disc of dough.

 

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