World's Best Sugar Cookies
Delight your taste buds with the "World's Best Sugar Cookies," a timeless recipe that combines buttery richness, delicate sweetness, and melt-in-your-mouth softness. Perfectly crisp on the edges and irresistibly tender in the center, these cookies boast a simple yet versatile dough infused with fragrant vanilla. Whether rolled and cut into festive shapes or scooped into classic rounds, they bake to perfection in just 10 minutes. Customize them with a sprinkle of sparkling sugar or a swirl of icing for extra flair, making them ideal for holidays, parties, or everyday indulgence. With an easy 15-minute prep time and a batch yield of 36 cookies, this foolproof recipe is your go-to for crowd-pleasing desserts. Bake, share, and savor the sweet simplicity of these homemade favorites!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 3 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Unsalted butter, softened
- 1.5 cups Granulated sugar
- 2 units Large eggs
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
- optional Optional: Decorative sugar or icing
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to cream the softened butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
Add the eggs one at a time to the butter-sugar mixture, mixing well after each addition. Then mix in the vanilla extract.
Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until a soft, cohesive dough forms.
Optional: Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes if desired for easier handling or if making cut-out shapes.
If rolling and cutting out cookies, lightly flour your work surface and roll the dough to about 1/4-inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to create your shapes. Otherwise, scoop 1.5-tablespoon portions of dough and roll into balls, placing them about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
If desired, sprinkle decorative sugar on top of the cookies before baking.
Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to turn golden. Avoid overbaking for soft cookies.
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Optional: Decorate the cooled cookies with icing or additional toppings as desired.
Serve and enjoy these irresistibly soft and buttery sugar cookies, or store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
4342 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 205.5 g | 263% | |
| Saturated Fat | 125.0 g | 625% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 889 mg | 296% | |
| Sodium | 1809 mg | 79% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 585.1 g | 213% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 9.8 g | 35% | |
| Total Sugars | 307.0 g | ||
| Protein | 51.2 g | 102% | |
| Vitamin D | 2.0 mcg | 10% | |
| Calcium | 156 mg | 12% | |
| Iron | 18.9 mg | 105% | |
| Potassium | 592 mg | 13% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
