I have searched high and low for the perfect sugar cookie recipe. It took years to find. I had to kiss a lot of frogs to find this recipe. I love it for a few reasons. 1) It makes a ton of cookies. 2) It rolls out like a dream. 3) They taste really good. I have used this recipe for so many different occasions. The photo above is from Christmas, but I have used it for Halloween, Valentine’s Day and just because it is a Wednesday. This recipe can easily be halved. I usually make the whole thing and freeze half.
2 cups softened unsalted butter
3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon butter extract (optional)
7 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Cream together the butter and sugar until it is really light and fluffy. Add the eggs and the vanilla and butter extracts. Add the dry ingredients and mix until well.
Lick the beater.
Lick it again for good measure.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 3-4 hours or overnight.
Roll the dough out and cut using your favorite cookie cutter.
Bake the cookies in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Do not brown the edges.
These are great. Make a bunch. Share them and this recipe with all of your friends.
Ingredients
- 2 cups softened unsalted butter
- 3 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon butter extract (optional)
- 7 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cream together the butter and sugar until it is really light and fluffy. Add the eggs and the vanilla and butter extracts. Add the dry ingredients and mix until well.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 3-4 hours or overnight.
- Roll the dough out and cut using your favorite cookie cutter.
- Bake the cookies in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Do not brown the edges.
We used an icing recipe [...]
The cookies look perfect and what cute photos!
two quick questions: 1) what temp did you bake them at? 2) parchment paper on cookie sheet? Thanks!
Hey! Great looking cookies! I was wondering though, how many cookies does this make approximately? It looks like a huge amount!
It is hard to say because it depends on the size of your cutter, but usually it fills 4 cooling racks full of cookies. I would say about 6 dozen normal size cookies?
What temperature do you bake these at? Thanks!
350. I will fix the post. Thanks for letting me know.
PERFECT!!! Please publish your frosting recipie – and how much dye and when to add sprinkles and are the cookies completely cool or slightly warm and Thank YOU!
I will do that. I am going to try to make a video also.
Can you share your icing recipe for these as well? Thanks a bunch.
I am always looking for new recipes for sugar cookies. Can you tell me if these are soft?
Not really soft. They are really good for cut out cookies. It also depends on how thick you roll them out too.
I really like to make these, but I only have Vanilla essence. Can I use that instead of vanilla extract, and how much?
Yes, but I have no idea how much. A Tablespoon?
I had to come back to make sure the recipe I have in my recipe book is the “prince”. I like that the edges stay white/ or the color of the dye when you bake them!
I love this recipe Joanne, I have tried a few others and always come back to this one.
what happens if i don’t chill the dough? i know it’s a big to-do in the preparation, ’cause i heard some don’t need it, is it really not needed?
It is needed when you cut the dough. It helps the cookie retain their shape.