Favorite Sugar Cookie Cutouts Recipe
It's the season for Sugar Cookie Cutouts! Beginning with pumpkin cutouts, followed by turkey cutouts, followed by snowflakes and Santas and trees... and all things Christmas. Then comes Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter.
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 134kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened (2 sticks)
- 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla; beat to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the butter mixture and combine. Continue to beat until the dough comes together, pulling away from the sides of the bowl.
- Divide the dough in half and roll out on a floured surface to about ¼-inch thick. Cut into shapes and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate cut-out cookies on the baking sheet for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cold.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Bake cookies for 9 to 10 minutes, or until set and light brown around the edges. Let sit on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
Icebox Variation: This dough works great as an icebox cookie. Instead of forming the dough into a disk, form into a log, wrap in plastic and refrigerate until ready to bake. Then simply slice and bake. Or... roll the log in sprinkles or chopped nuts and then slice and bake. As you can see, there are endless variations!
Nutrition
Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 197IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg