The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

Spectacular, beautiful, and best-rolled sugar cookies. I have been making these cookies, particularly during holidays. Put them in a cute box or jar and give them away to family and friends. My kids are always looking forward to it. I let them help me design the cookies and it’s a nice way to bond and catch up. I make the icing by combining confectioners’ sugar and milk, mix them well to get a fairly thin mixture. Thin enough to easily spread on cookies but not too thin because it’ll make the cookies wet and the icing runs off. I use a pastry brush to paint the icing on the cookies. It is really fun and you get to be creative. When making these cookies I feel like a master cookie maker and a child at the same time. Soft, sugary, pretty rolled sugar cookies for all ages! The quickest and easiest cookie recipe you’ll ever make.

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups butter, softened

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

How to make The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

Step 1: Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the eggs and add in the vanilla. Mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Step 2: Place the dough inside the fridge to chill, covered, for at least an hour or overnight.

Step 3: Once ready to bake, prepare the oven. Preheat it to 400 degrees F or 200 degrees C.

Step 4: On a floured surface roll out the dough about 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick. With a cookie cutter, slice the dough into shapes.

Step 5: Transfer the cookies an inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Step 6: Place inside the preheated oven and bake for about 6 to 8 minutes.

Step 7: Once done, remove from the oven and it the cookies cool completely.

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