Favorite Sugar Cookie Cutouts Recipe

It's the season for Sugar Cookie Cutouts! Beginning with pumpkin cutouts,
followed by turkey cutouts, followed by snowflakes and Santas and trees… and all
things Christmas. Then comes Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter.

Servings: 24 cookies

Author: Stephanie Wilson

Prep Time:
10 minutes

Cook Time:
10 minutes

Total Time:
20 minutes

Course:

Cuisine:

American

Keywords:

🧂 Ingredients

1 cup butter

softened (2 sticks)
1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1 In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light
and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla; beat to combine.
2 In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the
butter mixture and combine. Continue to beat until the dough comes together,
pulling away from the sides of the bowl.
3 Divide the dough in half and roll out on a floured surface to about 1/4-inch
thick. Cut into shapes and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Refrigerate cut-out cookies on the baking sheet for 15 to 20 minutes, or until
cold.
4 Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350° F.
5 Bake cookies for 9 to 10 minutes, or until set and light brown around the edges.
Let sit on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring to a
wire cooling rack.