Holiday Sugar Cookies
Easy
Hannah
Hannah

Holiday Sugar Cookies

Prep Time

10 minutes
Prep time

Cooking

18 minutes
Cook time

Rest

60 minutes
Resting time

Calories

742 cal.
Per serving

Ingredients for 1

Flour (all-purpose)

1/2 cup

Flour (all-purpose)

Baking powder

1/8 tsp

Baking powder

Butter

1/8 cup

Butter

Sugar (granulated)

1/4 cup

Sugar (granulated)

Egg

1/4

Egg

Vanilla extract

1/4 tsp

Vanilla extract

Rainbow sprinkles

optional

1 tbsp

Rainbow sprinkles

Utensils

Oven, Electric hand mixer, Stand mixer, Knife

recipe

  • Step 1
    Bring the butter to room temperature. In a medium bowl, add the flour, baking powder & a pinch of salt. Stir together.
  • Step 2
    In another bowl, add the sugar & softened butter. Beat with a hand mixer or stand mixer for about 3 min until light & fluffy.
  • Step 3
    Add the vanilla extract & eggs. Beat until combined for about 2 min.
  • Step 4
    Add the flour mixture in 2 batches. Mix on low speed until just combined. The dough will look crumbly.
  • Step 5
    Transfer the dough to a clean work surface. Shape the dough into a disk & wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hr. You can also freeze this dough & use it on a later date!
  • Step 6
    Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Remove the plastic wrap from the dough. On a flour dusted work surface, lay the dough with a bit of flour on both sides. Gently roll out the dough into a thin sheet (about an 1/8 inch thick). Dust with more flour as needed, to prevent sticking!
  • Step 7
    Using cookie cutters, cut out the desired shapes. Use a spatula to pick the cookies up from the work surface if needed. Place the cookies on a parchment paper lined sheet tray. Decorate with sprinkles (optional) or leave them plain. Bake for 15-18 min at 325ºF until the cookies are light golden brown on the bottom.
  • Step 8
    Remove the cookies from the oven & place them on a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate with additional icing & sprinkles if desired. Enjoy!

😋 Gourmet tip

Try our Homemade Royal Icing recipe to decorate these sugar cookies!