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Cut Out Sugar Cookies

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The best cut out sugar cookies you will ever make.

Ingredients

  • 1-½ cup Butter
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 4 whole Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 5 cups Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • FOR COOKIE ICING:
  • Confectioners Sugar
  • Vanilla
  • Milk
  • Food Coloring

Preparation

1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, then add vanilla.

2. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.

3. Pour cream mixture into flour mixture and mix well.

4. Chill for at least 2 hours.

5. Roll out at least 1/4 inch thick and cut out shapes with cookie cutters.

6. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 400 until golden brown.

7. Ice, decorate and enjoy.

For sugar cookie icing:

(Sorry, I don’t measure the icing ingredients out. I just make it.)

1. Pour powdered sugar into a bowl.
2. Add milk, pouring small amounts in at a time, stirring after each addition..
3. Once it is the thickness you want, add a few drops of food color and a splash of vanilla.

TIP: To get the perfectly iced cookie like the ones above, take the cookie and place it in the icing face down. Then pick it up, using a spoon to remove some of the extra icing.

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kotznv on 1.30.2011

I made these tonight… have not iced them yet, but the cookie alone is yummy. I used whole wheat flour in place of all-purpose.
We made these in shapes of footballs, helmets, and the letter “G” for the Superbowl this weekend! Go Green Bay!

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justrelax7 on 12.14.2009

These really are the best cutout cookies! I’ve been trying different recipes for five years for a cookie decorating night my friend and I host every year. This one is hands down the best I have ever tried! It makes a ton of cookies as well. I had 4-5 dozen cutout cookies from one batch. The icing is super easy as well, but you’ll want to make it a lot thicker than you’d expect. Also account for the extra liquid that the vanilla and food coloring will add to the mixture. I would slowly add very small amounts of milk until you can make firm peaks with it, then add a splash of vanilla and food coloring. If you add too much milk you can add more powdered sugar but the mixture may be bubbly. In that case, let it all sit for about 5 minutes. Thanks for the recipe!

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msgrl on 10.4.2009

Great recipe. Made monkies, hippos and elephants for my son’s special snack!!

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karadaisy on 9.1.2009

Those are cute cookies. I love the fall colors:) I will have to try to make them!

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jhooks4 on 2.12.2012

These were yummy.

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maryw on 4.30.2011

These cookies held their shape wonderfully, which I have been unable to accomplish with the recipe I’ve been using for years. They have great flavor, too. I adjusted my oven temp to 375 after my first tray burned at 5 minutes, then it took about 7 minutes for perfection in my oven. This will become my go-to cut out recipe. Thanks!

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kotznv on 1.30.2011

Super easy recipe. I used whole wheat flour in place of all-purpose. At 4000′ elevation, I made no alterations to the temperature or ingredients and cooked for about 8 minutes.

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