The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies

Whenever you make these cookies for someone, be sure to bring along several copies of the recipe! You will be asked for it, I promise! NOTE: I make icing with confectioners' sugar and milk. I make it fairly thin, as I 'paint' the icing on the cookies with a pastry brush. Thin enough to spread easily but not so thin that it just makes your cookies wet and runs off.

Servings per recipe: 60
Calories per serving: 109
Preparation time: 20m
Total cooking time: 3h

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

Directions:


  • 1   In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
  • 2   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • 3   Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Nutrion facts:


Total Fat 5g 8%
    Saturated Fat 3.0g  
Cholesterol 25mg 8%
Sodium 93mg 4%
Potassium 17mg  
Total Carbohydrates 14.7g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%
Protein 1.5g 3%
Sugars 7g  
Vitamin A 158IU  
Vitamin C 0mg  
Calcium 14mg  
Iron 1mg  
Thiamin 0mg  
Niacin 1mg  
Vitamin B6 0mg  
Magnesium 3mg  
Folate 21mcg