Description
Sweet-seekers rejoice! Classic Soft Cut Out Sugar Cookies bring nostalgic bakery magic straight from grandma’s kitchen to your plate. Simple ingredients and delicate frosting promise delightful moments of pure cookie bliss you’ll savor with each tender bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients (Cookies):
- 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Dry Ingredients (Leavening and Seasoning):
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Liquid and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract (or almond extract for a twist)
- 2 tablespoons milk
Frosting Ingredients:
- 3 cups (375 g) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- 46 tablespoons water
- Gel food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing vessel, whisking thoroughly to ensure even distribution of dry ingredients.
- Utilize a hand or stand mixer to cream butter and sugar in a spacious bowl, blending until the mixture achieves a pale, airy consistency with notable volume.
- Incorporate egg, vanilla extract, and milk into the creamed mixture, beating until all components are seamlessly integrated.
- Introduce dry ingredient mixture gradually into the wet ingredients, employing low-speed mixing to form a cohesive, smooth dough without overmixing.
- Partition the dough into two equal portions, gently shaping each into a flat, circular disk.
- Encase each dough disk completely in plastic wrap, ensuring no air pockets remain.
- Refrigerate the wrapped dough for a minimum of 60 minutes or up to 24 hours, allowing ingredients to meld and dough to firm up, which enhances flavor development and makes rolling easier.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain sharp cookie shapes during baking.
- Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smooth, even mixing and consistent cookie texture.
- Roll out the dough between two sheets of parchment paper to prevent sticking and achieve uniform thickness.
- For dietary modifications, substitute all-purpose flour with gluten-free flour blend and use plant-based butter for vegan-friendly cookies.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg