It’s ok, it’s ok, I know.
I have been there. When I was first married I did not even know how to turn on the oven. But a little youtube and hunger go a long way in the teaching department.
So, in honor of everyone out there who burns toast and forgets at add cheese to lasagna and says that scrambled eggs are their favorite only because that’s the only way they can make them… this is for you.
I want YOU to shine this holiday season.
I am going to share my favorite sugar cookie recipes of all time. I have made lots. I know what works and trust me on this one, this is by far the best sugar cookie recipe ever.
If you make this, people will be asking you for your recipe and they will be trying to sneak just one more.
I will also share my no fail sugar cookie icing recipe.
BONUS: I am also going to give you a secret tip in how to make beautifully decorated cookies.
Now… would you like to do this?
or this?
Its easy.
(please say the next sentence in your head without pausing just to get the full effect) Really and truly I cannot tell a lie I promise you from the bottom of my heart you can do this and you can do this well it really is easy.
Its just dots.
Get a zip lock bag, put some icing into it, cut off the tiniest tip possible from the corner of the bag and just put some dots on your cookie.
Do any design you want… I promise it will look good. Do a cross or a tree or a word or just outline the cookie in dots.
That is one of my favorite tricks! Dots. Lots and lots of dots.
Find more cookie ideas or inspiration!
Go forth and conquer!
Amazing Sugar Cookies and Sugar Cookie Glaze
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 1 -½ cups Unsalted Butter
- 2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 2 whole Eggs
- 2 Egg Yolks
- 4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 teaspoons Almond Extract
- 4 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Sugar Cookie Glaze
- 1 cup Confectioners Sugar
- 1-3 tablespoons milk
- 1 drop fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
Instructions
- In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add in 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks and mix until combined.
- Add in vanilla and almond extract; mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Slowly (about a cup at a time) add flour to butter mixture and combine.
- Mix ingredients until they are combined, if you over-mix this dough it can get tough.
- Put dough in some Saran wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour, up to overnight.
- When you are ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out (this can take some time as the dough is stiff), cut out cookies, and bake for 6-8Â minutes. Some readers have also suggested chilling the cut out cookie dough before baking.
Did you make this recipe?
Thank you for making my recipe! You took pictures, right? Well go ahead and post them on Instagram! Be sure to mention me @iambaker and use the hashtag #YouAreBaker.
Wow!!! You go girl!!! I am so encouraged to hear you are baking up a storm!!! Thats wonderful!!
I hope you are taking lots and lots of pictures! Oh, and remember to add them to my flickr group… there s link on the baking blog.
Dont be nervous about the faith cake… just say a little prayer first! 😉 If you have any questions along the way, you can email me or twittwr me… I will be happy to help!
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Blessings!
Amanda
I love the dots. That is really neat. I am baking all day tomorrow. May use this sugar cookie recipe!
I’m so excited to try your cookie recipe! I heart anything that has almond extract in it, and I mean ANYTHING. In fact, Almond Bankets are just about my most favorite think in the world. Have you ever had an almond banket? Sigh…they are heaven. 🙂
I’m totally going to try and do your little dot trick. I’ll post some pictures when I’m done, of course!
Yay! You read my thread in your flickr group!! 🙂 Dots? Seriously?! That’s entirely too simple and your cookies are way too amazing looking for just dots!!
Couple questions for you though…
1.) I know you’ve tried the Royal Icing. In your opinion, which tastes better? Your icing or the Royal Icing? I just don’t want to go out and buy the ingredients for the Royal Icing if I don’t need to! Yes, this is me being lazy and letting you do all the research while I sit back and enjoy your findings!!
When adding almond extract, is it better to use Pure Almond Extract, or is imitation almond extract taste the same? I’m all about taste, but I thought the plane icing was just really sugary. I bought imitation extract because it fit in my budget a little better, and I didn’t like that much either! But if Pure Almond Extract tastes the same, then I’ll try another extract before splurging on the real thing!
Thanks for your awesomeness!
Michelle
Now I may need to bake. Need almond extract…
AMAZING!!!!!!!
Are you sure the icing recipe is really ‘no fail’…if you really mean it then maybe I’ll have to give it a try.
You make those simple little dots look amazing!
Are you sure the icing recipe is really ‘no fail’…if you really mean it then maybe I’ll have to give it a try.
You make those simple little dots look amazing!
this sugar cookie recipe looks fabulous…I’m gonna try it, I am! But I also had to comment about forgetting to put stuff in things. My cousin just made a breakfast casserole….and forgot to add the EGGS!!!! (okay, she has an excuse…she’s pregnant….)
You are so talented! Those cookies look delish! I have always wondered about the really smooth icing on cookies. Now I have a recipe. Thanks!
The dots may be easy, but it’s the patience that i’m sure it takes that I have trouble with! 🙂