By ChinRes 
The only recipe for sugar cookies that I use is this one since it is the best one. You should always be sure to carry many copies of the recipe with you if you bake these cookies for someone else. I guarantee that they will ask you for it afterwards. I use confectioners’ sugar and milk to make frosting.
Please take note of this. I “paint” the icing on the cookies using a pastry brush, and I make it pretty thin so that it can be applied evenly. The consistency is thin enough to spread easily, but not so thin that it will cause your cookies to become moist and run off.
When it comes to sweets, cookies are the ideal treat to bake for every event. Holding a holiday celebration? Cook some cookies. Are you all getting together? Cook some cookies. Want some snacks? Cook some cookies. Having a sale of baked goods? Cook some cookies.
If you use this recipe for The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies, you will be able to roll out the sugar cookie dough, cut it into a wide variety of shapes and dimensions, as well as design the cookies in a style that is suitable for the occasion. Let’s get started and explore how to create sugar cookies from scratch by following this recipe.
Along the way, we will provide you with a lot of helpful hints and suggestions to guarantee that your cookie baking endeavors are a success.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of sugar by weight
- One-half cups of butter, softened
- 4 eggs of a significant size
- 1 teaspoon of essence of vanilla bean
- Flour for all purposes, five cups
- 2 tablespoons of powdered baking sugar
- One milligram of salt
Directions
Step 1
Accumulate all of the components.
Step 2
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the sugar and butter that has been softened until the mixture is completely smooth.
Step 3
Mix in the vanilla extract and eggs. The flour, baking powder, and salt should be mixed in. Put the dough in the refrigerator for at least an hour (or overnight), covered.
Step 4
A temperature of a temperature of 400 degrees (200 degrees Celsius) should be preheated in the oven. Dust a surface that will be used for work with flour. Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/4 and 1/2 inch.
Step 5
Using any cookie cutter, cut the dough into shapes. Separate cookies by one inch on baking pans that have not been greased.
Step 6
Bake for six to eight minutes in an oven that has been prepared until the cookies have a light brown color. The cookies should be transferred carefully to a wire rack and allowed to cool completely before being decorated.
How to Keep Sugar Cookies in Storage
Sugar cookies may be kept in the refrigerator for approximately three days if they are stored in an airtight container. After that, they will begin to lose their moisture content. It is possible to stack the cookies if you have adorned them with royal icing, which is a type of icing that dries extremely hard to the touch.
Cookies that have been decorated with soft icing should be preserved in single layers, or if you have to stack them, you should place parchment paper or waxed paper in between each layer. Cookies made with sugar can be stored in sealed freezer bags for up to three months after being frozen.