THE BEST SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE
We have The Best Sugar Cookie Recipe ever and we can't wait to share it so that everyone can have super yummy homemade sugar cookies that always keep their shape.
Provided by Two Sisters Crafting
Categories Cookies
Time 18m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Add the 4 sticks (2 cups) of butter and 2 cups of white sugar to your mixer. A word about the butter, we use Sweet Cream Salted Butter when we are baking and I think it tastes great with these sugar cookies too. The butter needs to be softened but still cold. A prime culprit for dry sugar cookie dough is butter that is too warm and soft. I let the butter sit out on the counter for just under an hour before I start making the cookies - this seems to be the perfect amount of time for me. The butter is still cold to the touch but you can press into the stick with your fingers. In the past, when in a rush, I have softened the butter in the microwave but inevitably the dough that I get is on the "crumbly" side.
- Cream the butter and sugar until it is completely mixed (3 minutes on medium-high should do the trick.)
- Add 2 tablespoons of vanilla and 2 eggs. I know that sounds like a lot of vanilla but this recipe needs a little extra moisture and the cookies will taste great.
- Mix the cookie dough until light and fluffy (about 3 more minutes.)
- Add 4 teaspoons of Baking Powder and mix.
- Mix in the 6 cups of flour two cups at a time. Don't over-mix the dough when you are adding the dry ingredients. Mix it only until the flour is incorporated into the dough.
- After you have added the 6 cups of Flour the dough should be firm but not dry or crumbly. If the dough seems to dry, add a tiny bit of vanilla or milk (start with a teaspoon) and mix again.
- Roll a handful of the dough out on a prepared surface until it's about 3/8" thick.
- Cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
- Bake in an oven pre-heated to 350 degrees for 6-10 minutes depending on the size of the cookie cutter you used. Do not over-bake! We like thicker sugar cookies so they will hold a good amount of frosting. If you make your cookies on the thick side as we have done in the pictures here, you should cook them 9-10 minutes. They might not look done to you but they are. Take them out of the oven. You don't want them to start browning around the edges the way a Chocolate Chip Cookie would, for example. The cookies should be set and just bet starting to slightly brown around the edges. Over-baking is the prime culprit if you feel your sugar cookies seem dry. If you roll out thinner cookies, or use smaller cookie cutters than the ones we have used here, you should only bake the cookies 6 or 7 minutes.
- Let your cookies cool and then they are ready for frosting. We use our Best Buttercream Frosting recipe with these Best Sugar Cookies. The frosting is easy to color and tastes so delicious and yummy on these Sugar Cookies. You will have all the tips and tricks to make this yummy homemade sugar cookie frosting right here.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 171 calories, Carbohydrate 29 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 23 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 5 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 93 grams sodium, Sugar 12 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams unsaturated fat
AUNT ESTHER'S SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE - (4/5)
Provided by Foodiewife
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Whisk the dry ingredients together, and set aside. With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together 3 to 4 minutes. Add the powdered sugar and mix for about 1 minute. Add the eggs, one at a time Add the vegetable oil and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients, a bit at a time, just until combined. Don't over-mix. For best results, line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or a Silpat). NOTE: The dough will be soft, so a cookie scoop makes the task a lot easier. Otherwise, chill the dough for at least 15 minutes, if you don't have a cookie scoop. I like to use a 2-inch cookie scoop to measure 12 cookies per sheet, spaced about 2" apart. With the flat of your palm (I lightly moistened my hands with water so the dough doesn't stick), gently press the cookie down just enough to flatten it out to be even. Sprinkle sugar on top. Bake for 14 to 15 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through. The cookies should be slightly brown around the edges. Allow them to cool for 5 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack. Once the cookies are completely cool, they will be crunchy, with a tender texture on the inside. Yield: 3 dozen cookies. If you make 1-inch cookies, you should have 5 to 6 dozen.
GRANDMA MINNIE'S OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES
This is my great-grandmother's sugar cookie recipe.
Provided by Jessica McDonald
Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies
Yield 78
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
- Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.
- On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 51.4 calories, Carbohydrate 6.3 g, Cholesterol 9.4 mg, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 39.8 mg, Sugar 2.6 g
CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIES
As you might expect from Betty Crocker, these are the classic version of a sugar cookie-the kind your grandma or even great-grandma would recognize. These cookies are the originals that provided a sweet, universally lovable starting point for generations of bakers to riff on, and we stand by them just as they are. With a tender, short texture that comes from a good buttery base, they break with just the right balance of bend and snap. And the taste? When we recently baked up a few batches for pre-Christmas testing, person after person in the Test Kitchens said, "Now THAT is a sugar cookie." While flavor and texture are arguably the key criteria on which cookies should be judged, when it comes to sugar cookies, there's another important factor: how easy they are to decorate. It's crucial that sugar cookie dough can be easily turned into cookies that are equal parts decorative and delicious. During our most recent testing of this recipe, we also noticed that there were no instructions for a glaze in this recipe. Not wanting to leave you-or your cookies-high and dry, we tested a few glazes. The one we landed on is simple and made with common pantry staples, but the magic is in the ratio of ingredients-we ensured that it results in a glaze that's easily tintable, covers smoothly and dries firmly so that you can stack the finished cookies without fear of smudging them. However you chose to decorate them, dress these classic sugar cookies up in holiday style and they'll be the star of every Christmas gathering.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 7h50m
Yield 55
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, the softened butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, the almond extract and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Divide dough in half; shape dough into 2 disks, and wrap in plastic wrap. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Roll each disk on lightly floured surface until 1/4 inch thick. Cut with 2- to 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters into desired shapes. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
- In medium bowl, beat 3 cups powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla with spoon until smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Tint with food color. Spread frosting on cooled cookies. Decorate as desired with colored sugar or candy sprinkles. Let stand about 4 hours or until frosting is set. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature with waxed paper between layers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 50 mg, Sugar 10 g, TransFat 0 g
AUNT MARY'S OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES
A classic recipe made even better with stoneground flour. Recipe can be halved or quartered.
Provided by Bridget Oland
Categories Cookies
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, then the lemon juice.
- In another bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix well.
- Gather dough into a ball, divide in half and pat into two disks. Chill for an hour or overnight.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface ¼ to ½ inch thick. Cut into shapes. Transfer cookies to a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes. (Watch closely, you don't want them to get too brown.)
- Cool and paint with tinted icing and decorative sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts :
ETHYL'S SUGAR COOKIES
This is our cut-out-cookie recipe--- obtained from my husband's mother after we got married. It doesn't make too much dough, but can easily be doubled. One of our early marriage decisions (20 yrs ago) was to decide who's mother's recipe to use. Jim won- so he gets to make them! We make icing paint out of powdered sugar, milk, and food coloring and the kids get to paint the cookies. (about 1 cup pwdr sugar to 2 tsp milk- add the milk no more than a tsp at a time)
Provided by didyb
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 24 cookies, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Add salt and baking powder.
- Add flour.
- Chill for 1 hour.
- Roll out about 1/2 inch thick and cut out cute shapes.
- Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
MARY'S SUGAR COOKIES
A very good sugar cookie with a hint of almond flavor.
Provided by Pat
Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and stir in the vanilla and almond extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; blend into the creamed mixture. Cover and chill for at least two hours.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Divide the dough into two parts. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece of the dough out to 3/16 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle cookies with plain or colored granulated sugar.
- Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 126.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 22.5 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 88.2 mg, Sugar 7.9 g
AUNT EDNA'S SUGAR COOKIES
My husband's aunt worked as a personal chef for many years. She was one of those incredible people who never measured anything, everything had become second nature. I convinced her to measure everything when she baked a batch--and I was lucky to get a written copy of this before she passed away. They are the most delicious soft sugar cookies I have ever had. :o)
Provided by Bridget Leigh
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening together.
- Add salt and eggs and mix well.
- Add vanilla and mix well.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and sour cream and mix well.
- Roll the dough out to 1/4" to 3/8" thick, and cut cookies out in whatever shape you wish. Transfer cookies to a cookie sheet, and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with sugar. Cool on a wire rack.
BECKY'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
These are MY favorite chocolate chip cookies. I started with the Nestle Toll House recipe and changed it to a cookie that I like. Slightly crispy outside, but still soft and chewy. I have tried literally for years to find a recipe that my family liked.
Provided by backyrat
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 48 cookies, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- I use my Kitchen Aid stand mixer for this recipe. Cream together margarine, shortening, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time beating well after each. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Gradually add flour mixture to other ingredients and beat well. Remove bowl from mixer and stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto a baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes at 375°F Remove cookies from cookie sheet almost immediately to cool on a kitchen towel or paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.4, Fat 13.5, SaturatedFat 4.7, Cholesterol 17.6, Sodium 187.6, Carbohydrate 31.7, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 20.4, Protein 2.5
AUNT BECKY'S SUGAR COOKIES
i got this recipe from my aunt who makes them every year for christmas. her instructions say to bake til light brown but I haven't made these cookies yet so i dont know how long that takes. i would probably let them cook for 8 minutes and then check every 2 minutes or so.
Provided by catalinacrawler
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Combine the second 4 ingredients in another bowl.
- Mix both bowls together.
- Roll out and cut dough using cookie cutters.
- Bake until light brown, let cool then frost.
- For the frosting combine final 4 ingredients.
- If its too thin, add more sugar, too thick, add more milk.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 893.3, Fat 44.2, SaturatedFat 14.1, Cholesterol 91.5, Sodium 507.8, Carbohydrate 117.5, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 72.9, Protein 8.3
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