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Simple Sugar Cookies

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Using basic ingredients, this sugar cookie recipe is quick and simple to prepare. They taste great either plain or with candy added. They taste fantastic when my pal tops them with chocolate mints!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this top-rated sugar cookie recipe. It comes together with just a few ingredients you likely already have on hand — and the sugar cookies turn out perfect every time.

How to Make Sugar Cookies

You’ll find a detailed ingredient list and step-by-step instructions in the recipe below, but let’s go over the basics:

Sugar Cookie Ingredients

These are the simple ingredients you’ll need to make the best sugar cookies of your life:

  • Flour: This easy sugar cookie recipe starts with all-purpose flour.
  • Leaveners: Baking soda and baking powder act as leaveners, which means they help the cookies rise.
  • Butter: Two sticks of butter add moisture and richness.
  • Sugar: Of course, you’ll need sugar for sugar cookies!
  • Egg: An egg lends more moisture and helps bind the cookie dough together.

How to Make Sugar Cookies From Scratch

Here’s a quick overview of what you can expect when you make homemade sugar cookies:

  1. Beat sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla in one bowl; mix flour and leaveners in another.
  2. Gradually blend the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
  3. Roll the dough into balls and bake until the edges are golden.

How Long Do Sugar Cookies Last?

Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container for a few days at room temperature or up to one week in the fridge. If you’ve frosted your cookies, stack them with wax paper between each layer to prevent sticking.

easy sugar cookies
Bianca Danielle

Can You Freeze Sugar Cookies?

Yes! You can freeze baked sugar cookies and sugar cookie dough.

  • To freeze baked cookies: Allow the baked cookies to cool completely. Arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet, cover, and freeze for about three hours or up to overnight. Transfer the now-frozen cookies to a zip-top bag or freezer-safe container. Wrap in at least one layer of foil for extra protection. Freeze for up to two months.
  • To freeze cookie dough: Roll the dough into balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and freeze for about three hours or up to overnight. Transfer the frozen cookies to a zip-top bag or freezer-safe container. Wrap in at least one layer of foil for extra protection. Freeze for up to two months.

Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise

“Perfection,” raves TSAF. Was asked to make drop sugar cookies for a wedding, and I’m thrilled with the results. Used a stand mixer and creamed the butter and sugar for at least 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl a few times.”

“I know this will sound melodramatic, but I’ve been looking for a good sugar cookie recipe my whole life,” says ILOVEFOOD!. “I had accepted the fact that I would never find it when I tried this recipe. The cookies baked up crispy and buttery, just the right amount of sweetness, chewy for days.”

“These cookies looked and tasted like they came from a bakery!” according to Michael Heckly. “Cookies are tough to perfect but this recipe is perfection.”