Classic Sugar Cookies

Name: Classic Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1 egg; 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 3 cups powdered sugar; 3 to 5 tablespoons milk; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; Food colors, if desired; Colored sugar or candy sprinkles, if desired

Instructions

Prep:1h

We consider this the best sugar cookie recipe out there—because it's the kind your grandma or even great-grandma would recognize. Baking sugar cookies from scratch is a time-honored tradition, after all! With a tender, short texture that comes from a good buttery base, these cookies break with just the right balance of bend and snap. And the taste? Perfection. But when it comes to the perfect sugar cookie recipe, there's one more crucial factor: how easy your cookies are to decorate. We've come up with a simple glaze that's easily tintable, covers smoothly and dries firmly so that you can stack your finished cut-out sugar cookies without fear of smudging them. However you choose to decorate them, dress these Christmas sugar cookies up in holiday style, and they'll be the star of every festive gathering.

Updated at: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:04:58 GMT