Ultimate Sugar Cookies Recipes

THE ULTIMATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Prepare an ungreased cookie sheet.
• In a small bowl stir together flour, baking soda and baking powder.
• In a medium or large bowl cream butter with sugar for about 3-4 minutes or until smooth.
• Add in egg, vanilla and almond extract; beat until well combined.
• Add in the creamed ingredients into the flour mixture; blend well.
• Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough into small balls.
• Place the balls onto an ungreased cookie/baking sheet.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
• Let stand on the cookie sheet for about 2-3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

ULTIMATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat sugar and shortening at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, syrup and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add combined dry ingredients at low speed. Mix until well blended.
• Refrigerate dough 1 hour.
• Roll out dough between two sheets of lightly floured wax paper. Cut out with floured cutter.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 5-9 minutes, depending on size and thickness of cookies. Do not overbake. Cool 2 minutes, then remove from cookie sheets to cool.

ULTIMATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies. Combine sugar and butter flavor crisco in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• Add eggs, syrup, and vanilla. Beat until well blended and fluffy.
• Combine 3 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix until well blended. Divide dough into 4 quarters.
• TIP: If dough is too sticky or too soft to roll: Wrap each quarter of dough with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Spread 1 T of flour onto large sheet of waxed paper. Place one-fourth of dough on floured paper. Flatten slightly with hands.
• Turn dough over and cover with another large sheet of waxed paper.
• Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out with floured cutter. Transfer to ungreased baking sheet. Place 2 inches apart.
• Sprinkle with granulated sugar or colored sugar crystals, or leave plain to frost when cooled.
• Sprinkle with granulated sugar or colored sugar crystals, or leave plain to frost when cooled.Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375 for 5-9 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies[bake smaller, thinner cookies closer to 5 minutes; larger cookies closer to 9 minutes].
• Do not overbake. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely, then frost if desired.

CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIES

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.

SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Gradually mix in flour mixture. Turn out dough, and divide in half. Flatten each half into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds of oven. Let one disk of dough stand at room temperature just until soft enough to roll, about 10 minutes. Roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface to just under 1/4-inch thick, adding more flour as needed to keep dough from sticking. Chill in refrigerator until firm, about 30 minutes. Cut out cookies using desired cutters or templates. Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets as you work. Roll out scraps, and repeat once. Repeat with remaining disk of dough. Chill cookies in freezer until very firm, about 15 minutes.
• Bake cookies, switching positions of sheets and rotating halfway through, until edges turn golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Decorate with Royal Icing.

THE ULTIMATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Combine sugar and shortening in large bowl.
• Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• Add eggs, syrup, and vanilla and beat well.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed.
• Mix until well blended.
• Divide dough into quarters.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Keep refrigerated until ready to roll.
• Spread 1 tablespoon of flour on large sheet of waxed paper.
• Flatten dough slightly, turn over, and cover with another sheet of waxed paper.
• Roll dough into 1/4 inch thickness.
• Cut out with floured cutter.
• Transfer to ungreased baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
• Sprinkle with decors or leave plain to frost when cooled.
• Bake for 5 to 9 minutes (bake smaller, thinner cutouts closer 5 minutes and larger cutouts closer to 9 minutes).
• Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
• Remove to counter, cool, and frost if desired.