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Best Sugar Cookie Recipe

Baking Recipes· Christmas

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Its always fun to make my best sugar cookie recipe.

Plate of sugar cookies on wire rack.

I love to bake. You might have noticed that already. Especially since every recipe on my site is just baking.

Here is my all time favorite sugar cookie recipe.

I’ve had this recipe since my high school cooking class just like my pie recipe.

I’ll share my printable recipe with you below but here’s one tip:

Once the recipe is done, you’ll want to chill the dough in the fridge for at least one hour before rolling it out with your cookie cutter shapes. It will be much easier to roll out so it’s an important step not to miss!

Using a cookie cutter to cut out the shapes.

The kids had a great time decorating these cookies. Sugar cookies are so fun to make with kids! They love cutting out different shapes and being creative with the decorating. It’s so important to just let them be a part of the fun.

Iced cookies with sprinkles on them on counter.

And it’s the perfect treat to have on hand for when guests pop by or you need to bring something to a Christmas event.

Sugar cookies on counter with scale and Christmas tree in background.

Here’s my printable recipe.

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Best Sugar Cookie Recipe
Author: Jamie Lundstrom - So Much Better With Age
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup flour for rolling out dough
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy (at least a few minutes)
  2. Beat in eggs
  3. Add vanilla
  4. Mix together dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture
  5. Cut dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in fridge for 1-2 hours (makes it easier to roll out after, one section at a time)
  6. Roll and cut out on floured surface
  7. Tip: Make sure counter and rolling pin are well floured, dough will be quite sticky. I use about a 1/2 cup flour total for rolling out dough
  8. Cut into shapes
  9. Place on baking sheets and bake for 8-10 min at 350 deg F
  10. Take out when edges turn golden brown

Have fun baking!

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  4. I tried these and I can’t figure out what I did wrong. I followed the recipee but could not get the dough to a point where I could roll it out. I just keps adding flour and finally had to toss it. They look delicious, but I never got to the point of tasting them.

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    • Hi Trine,
      I’m sorry these didn’t work out for you. Did you chill the dough before rolling out? That’s the ‘secret’ for it not being too sticky. Once you chill it for 1-2 hours in plastic wrap, you don’t need much flour. If you don’t, then you’ll need lots of flour. I put it in plastic wrap and squish it down to the size of a small plate and pop it in the fridge.
      Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
      Hugs, Jamie

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        • Oh no, I thought for sure that was the problem. Did you flour the countertop and the rolling pin? Make sure they stay chilled when rolling out. I find they are actually difficult to roll because they are so cold but definitely not sticky. You only need to roll it a few times and leave the dough 1/2 inch thick for cutting out. It will be much different to roll than pastry. Hope you’re enjoying the holidays!
          Hugs, Jamie

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