Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Everyone's favorite sweet treat for all of the holidays, these cutout sugar cookies are a staple in our household. They hold their shape while baking, don't require any chilling time, and are reaaaaally delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
- 1 ½ cups butter unsalted
- 1 egg room temperature
- 2 tablespoon milk room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 4 ¼ cups flour
- ⅓ cup corn starch
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Prepare
- Preheat the oven to 350.
Make the Dough
- Cream the butter and sugars together until airy and light in color, about 2-3 minutes in a stand mixer.
- Add the room temperature egg, milk, and vanilla until just combined.
- Sift together flour, corn starch, and salt.
- Add flour mixture to butter mixture in 3 installments, allowing the flour to almost fully-mix in before adding the next installment.
- Bring dough together into a ball, and place on a floured cool surface.
Roll Out and Cut the Dough
- Take ⅓ of the dough and roll it out on the floured surface to be about ¼ of an inch thick. If dough is too sticky, add a bit of flour at a time to the rolling surface and to the top of the dough to allow for easier rolling.
- Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into whatever shape desired. Cut as many as you can from the dough and place on a nonstick cookie sheet.
- Once you can no longer fit any cutouts in the dough, regather the dough together, re-roll, and re-cut.
- Repeat with the remaining dough until there isn't any dough left.
Bake
- Bake the cookies at 350 for about 8-10 minutes. The cookies should look set (e.g., not shiny), but should not be browned around the edges.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow to cool completely. Frost with my royal icing recipe, or whatever icing you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 101mgPotassium: 16mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 182IUCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
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