Cut-Out Rolled Sugar Cookies

4.67 from 6 votes

To decorate sugar cookies, you need to start with a good recipe for rolled, cut out sugar cookies. This one is tasty and doesn't spread!

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Chilling Time1

Total Time1 22

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: Cookies (depending on size)

Calories: 135kcal

Author: Marie Porter

In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
Add in eggs, a little at a time, beating well between each addition. Add vanilla extract, and mix until well incorporated and smooth.
Mix remaining 3 ingredients together, carefully mix into wet ingredients until fully incorporated.
Wrap dough in plastic film, chill for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, line cookie sheets with parchment paper
On a floured counter, roll cookie dough out to about ¼″ thick (can be slightly thicker).
Use cookie cutters to cut out whatever shapes you’d like, place cookies 2″ apart on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until bottoms look lightly golden.
Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for at least 5 minutes before moving. Cookies need to cool completely before decorating.

See the pictorial walk through in the post for more information, tips for the flattest cookies, etc.