Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe
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Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe
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This sugar cookie recipe makes the BEST Cut Out Sugar Cookies and is great for decorating! Delicious rolled sugar cookie dough is perfect for using your favorite cookie cutters!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 /2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 /2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- confectioner's sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Line baking sheet pans with parchment paper or baking mats.
- Cream together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in the eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating after each addition. Then, add in the vanilla extract.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and the salt in a large bowl. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture into the butter and sugar mixture, making sure to mix well as combining and taking care not to over mix as it causes tough cookies.
- Dust countertop area lightly for rolling sugar cookie dough using confectioner's sugar. Divide the sugar cookie dough in half and roll to desired thickness. Cut sugar cookies with preferred cookie cutters, working dough back together and rolling and cutting until all dough has been use and placed onto prepared baking sheets.
- Place your baking sheets into the freezer for 15 minutes to prevent the dough from spreading as much while baking.
- Preheat the oven to 350º F as your sugar dough is in the freezer. Transfer baking sheets straight from the freezer to the oven for baking. Bake cookies until lightly golden brown, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before decorating, if desired.
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Notes
- To store baked and decorated sugar cookies. Prepare the cookies as instructed, allow any decorative frosting to dry completely, and then store them in parchment-lined layers within an airtight container for up to a week.
- To make ahead unbaked cookies. Make the sugar cookie dough, wrap it well with plastic wrap, and store it in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. When ready to roll and bake, remove from the refrigerator and follow the recipe.
- To freeze cookie dough. Make the sugar cookie dough, wrap it well with plastic wrap, and place it in a freezer-safe bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. Allow the dough to thaw overnight in the refrigerator. When ready to roll and bake, remove from the refrigerator and follow the recipe.
- To freeze unbaked cookies. Place cut-out sugar cookies onto a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet and place into the freezer until the unbaked cookies are firmly frozen, about 30 minutes. Transfer to an airtight, freezer-safe container layering the unbaked frozen cookies between parchment paper. Freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to bake from frozen, add about 2 to 3 minutes to the baking time.
- To freeze baked cookies. Allow the baked sugar cookies to cool completely. Transfer to an airtight, freezer-safe container layering between parchment paper. Freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to serve, allow the cookies to reach room temperature and then decorate as you'd like.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
121kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
129mg
(5%)
Potassium
25mg
(1%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 121 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 121kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 129mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 25mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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