Classic Sugar Cookies – Everyone should have a classic sugar cookie recipe. This is mine. It is great for any occasion. Change out the sprinkles or sparkles for the holiday or occasion your making them for. They are everyone’s favorite cookie!
Sprinkle sugar cookies are a fun and easy recipe for birthdays, Christmas and any holiday when you need a colorful cookie that doesn’t require a lot of time in the kitchen! Chewy and puffy these cookies can easily be made in no time. No chilling required.
With holiday baking in full swing we went with Christmas sanding sugar to coat these cookies.
I like how simple they are to make with just a few ingredients, and the Christmas sanding sugar is so pretty!
I love that these cookies don’t require rolling and cutting out. There is so much going on during the holidays we like things easy. There is a lot of cooking and baking going on so we always try to bake things that are delicious but easy.
And although we do make some things that are more intricate it will only be after we make our favorite easy desserts such as these cookies.
HOW TO MAKE CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIES:
Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until combined
Beat in the eggs, one at a time until combined
Mix in the vanilla until combined
Using a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cream of tarter until combined
Gradually mix in the dry ingredients into the wet
Mix until combined
Using a small ice cream scooper, scoop out dough and roll into a ball
Set aside onto the cookie sheet
Repeat step until all dough is molded into balls
Pour the sanding sugar into a large bowl
Roll each dough ball into the sanding sugar and place back onto the cookie sheets about 2-3 inches apart from each other.
Once all dough balls have been coated into the sanding sugar, using the palm of your hand, lightly push down the dough balls into thick disk
Bake in the preheated oven for about 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned
The cookies will slightly be under cooked
Enjoy these Classic Sugar Cookies. Share them with your family and friends!
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 4 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 container of christmas sanding sugar
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1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookies sheets with parchment paper. Set aside
2.Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until combined
3.Beat in the eggs, one at a time until combined
4.Mix in the vanilla until combined
5.Using a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cream of tarter until combined
6.Gradually mix in the dry ingredients into the wet Mix until combined
7.Using a small ice cream scooper, scoop out dough and roll into a ball
8.Set aside onto the cookie sheet
9.Repeat step until all dough is molded into balls
10.Pour the sanding sugar into a large bowl
11.Roll each dough ball into the sanding sugar and place back onto the cookie sheets about 2-3 inches apart from each other.
12.Once all dough balls have been coated into the sanding sugar, using the palm of your hand, lightly push down the dough balls into thick disk
13.Bake in the preheated oven for about 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned
13. The cookies will slightly be under cooked
Allow cookies to cool completely