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Decorated sugar cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet.
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Cut-Out Sugar Cookie Recipe

These easy cookies are soft, buttery and bake up beautifully holding their shape. They are idea for decorating with frosting and sprinkles for your Christmas or holiday celebration!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
cooling time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 161kcal
Author Deb Clark

Equipment

  • 1 cookie sheet
  • 1 Parchment Paper

Ingredients

  • 1 cups salted butter, room temperature (two sticks)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons. baking powder

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350-degrees F., and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
  • Cream together the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer for 2 minutes until light and fluffy, scraping the sides as needed.
  • Add the vanilla extract, almond extract, and egg. Mix well until combined.
    Flour, eggs and vanilla extract in a glass mixing bowl.
  • Slowly add the flour and baking powder, mixing on low speed at first, then gradually increase to a medium speed until a thick dough is formed. Do not over-mix!
    Sugar cookie dough in a glass mixing bowl. Flour and eggs are sitting alongside the bowl.
  • Place the dough onto a floured surface, and using the rolling pin, roll the dough to ½ inch thickness.
    Cookie dough rolled out with a rolling pin.
  • Cut the dough using your desired cookie cutters. Carefully transfer the cut-outs to the prepared baking sheet using a spatula.
    Unbaked cut out cookies being placed on a parchment lined baking sheet with a spatula.
  • Bake at 350-degrees F. for 7-10 minutes until the centers have slightly risen, and the cookies are no longer glossy. *If you would like a crunchier cookie, bake slightly longer until the edges begin to brown.*
  • Remove cookies from the oven, and allow them to cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet before removing and transfering to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Decorate with your favorite sugar cookie icing and sprinkles. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 246IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
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