Easy Sugar Cookies
This Sugar Cookie recipe is fast, easy, and delicious! It only has 6 ingredients, (that you probably have in your kitchen right now), and the dough is easy to work with.
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer
- Cookie Cutters
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper or Silicone Mat
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter (Room Temperature)
- 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp Water (Add more if needed. Add 1/2 tbsp at a time)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Beat your butter and sugar together for 2 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix for another 1 minute.
- Add in the egg and the vanilla, and mix until combined.
- Add baking soda and flour. Add the flour 1 cup at a time to avoid a large mess with the mixer.
- Add in water. You want a play dough-like consistency. If the dough seems dry, or it won’t stick to each other (you may see the dough turn into little balls), try adding water ½ tbsp at a time to get it to stick better. If the dough is wet to the touch, try adding a bit more flour.
- Lay out your parchment paper or silicone mat. Roll out your dough to about ¼ inch thick. Cutting your cookies on your baking surface means you do not have to transfer the cookies (keeping their shape in tact)!
- Cut the dough with your cookie cutters, or use an upside down glass to get a basic circle shape. Remove excess dough from the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes. The cookies will be soft, but not doughy to the touch. Check them at 7 minutes - do not let them brown or they will lose their soft texture!
- Let the sugar cookies sit for 1 minute on the pan before transferring them to a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.