Ultimate Sugar Cookies (with Icing!)
If you're craving sugar cookies, look no further than this recipe for soft sugar cookies that only take 25 minutes to make and are guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth. The delicate flavor of vanilla combined with the chewy texture and sweet icing sugar make these cookies irresistible.
Servings: 24 Servings
Calories: 170kcal
Ingredients
for the cookies:
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cups butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoon heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
for the icing:
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 5 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- food coloring optional
Instructions
Preparations
- Remove the butter from the fridge to come to room temperature.
Cooking instructions
- Cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a bowl using a hand or stand mixer.
- Beat in the egg, then stir in the cream and vanilla.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl,
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until everything is well blended.
- Divide the dough in half, form it into small balls or use a cookie scoop, then cover it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
- When you're ready to bake the cookies and roll the dough out onto a floured surface and cut out the desired shape with cookie cutters.
- Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Remove the baked cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack while making the icing.
- Cream together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy in a medium bowl
- Gradually add the milk and vanilla extract and mix for 5 minutes until everything is well blended. If you want to color the icing, add food coloring now, and mix until the desired color is reached.
- Use a spatula to spread or a piping bag to pipe the icing on the cooled cookies. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Over baking
It's important not to overbake the sugar cookies if you want them soft and chewy. Once the cookies start to turn lightly golden, it's time to remove them from the oven.
Measure the ingredients
Too much flour, butter, or sugar will affect the outcome of these soft sugar cookies, so make sure you have scales to get the best sugar cookies.
Don't overcrowd
You'll likely get around 20 homemade sugar cookies from this recipe, so you'll need 2 or 3 baking sheets to bake all of them rather than cramming them into one.