Delightful Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs

These sugar cookies are fairly quick, easy and versatile. They are very easy for kids to make and decorate, but can also be made to look a little more classy. They're great as Christmas cookies, but can be changed for any special day with a different cookie cutter or flavored frosting. It's a perfect recipe for beginning bakers.

I will say what/how much of the ingredients you use at each step for convenience, and pictures of what the dough should look like...if yours doesn't look like that then you either need to mix more or you missed an ingredient. And, as my mother always told me, clean up as you go. By the time you get to the end you may be tired, and if you clean up your messes as you're mixing or baking you'll be done the same time as your cookies will be ready to eat!

Step 1 Ingredients

1) Make sure before you start that you have ALL these ingredients as well as a baking sheet and cookie cutters (or you can use a drinking glass to cut circles):

Cookies:
-2/3 cup butter (make sure you set it out for awhile first so it softens)
-3/4 cup granulated sugar
-1 teaspoon baking powder (don't mix up with baking soda!)
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1 egg
-1 tablespoon milk
-1teaspoon vanilla
-2 cups flour

Frosting(optional but highly suggested):
-1 cup powdered sugar
-1/4 teaspoon flavoring (vanilla, lemon juice, peppermint flavoring, etc)
-1 tablespoon milk

Comments

[craftybaker]

Love the step-by-step instructions...they are clear, to the point and have great tips included. Pictures help me to see how things should look along the way as well as the end product. I especially like the inclusion of the picture of the back of the baked cookie -sometimes I wonder when things are really "done".

[rozarina]

I think It is very tasty!
I will try to cook it

[scoochmaroo]

Very lovely!