The BEST Easy Cutout Sugar Cookie Recipe with The Perfect Buttercream Icing. You won’t need another recipe after trying this one!
If I make these Easy Cutout Sugar Cookies with the most perfect buttercream icing too early, they definitely won’t be here for Christmas! They are so good!
The Best Easy Cutout Sugar Cookie Recipe
These cookies are super easy to make and they are fun to make with the kids! These Sugar Cookies are everything you want in a cutout sugar cookie recipe! They roll out nicely and are easy to cut out!
These cookies are nice and crusty on the ouside but super soft on the inside!
The great thing about the icing is that it doesn’t completely harden – but forms a little crust on the top so that you can stack them easily in a container without messing them up. It’s perfect!!
Make some for your family and give some away as gifts to your neighbors and friends. You’re gonna love them!
The Best Easy Cutout Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups butter softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. (when you are ready to bake the cooking AFTER you chill the dough)
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth.
- Beat in eggs one at a time. Then add vanilla only until mixed.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Next, add into the dough mixture just until combined.
- Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes.
- Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight if you have time).
- Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven.
- Cool completely before frosting
The Best Sugar Cookie Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 stick of butter - softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tbs of good vanilla
- 5-6 tbs of milk
- food coloring optional
- 1/8 tsp salt
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