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 6-8 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.
Love that first pic!
Now is all purpose flour what we would call plain flour? And I wonder what we call corn syrup (never heard of it)!
Guess I need to do some Googling!
Now – a question/challenge for you – Have you ever tried some Nativity Scene cookies? I am having a Nativity Set Carnival on my blog on 21 December, and you could be the one and only edible nativity set!
Those are awesome. Love your sign. I am sure Santa will leave lots of presents there. Our cookies are always hard and nasty. Ask Santa…he will tell you.
Those are awesome. Love your sign. I am sure Santa will leave lots of presents there. Our cookies are always hard and nasty. Ask Santa…he will tell you.
You are killing me…I love the dots but would a zip lock really do the trick? Or would a #1 round tip be better?
Now if you can just tell me how to make a ladybug cake look good. My (soon to be) 2 year old is obsessed with them and really, Realy wants one for her birthday. Oh, HELP!
I hope you are having fun this Christmas with the kids. Isn’t Audrey’s birthday coming soon?
I LOVE when you do posts like this!
I baked four dozen sugar cookies for my girls club at the church (grades 1-6) and they LOVED them (even their moms did too!) It’s fail safe and I need me some fail safe stuff.
Seriously? A zip loc bag? SERIOUSLY? Gotta try that today.
I love your creativity! These cookies are so pretty!!
I love me some Amanda.
Have a super day, sweet girl.
I must say it- I really love the dots. Really, really.
Thank you for sharing your recipes- I’ll be trying them out soon!
Amanda
Beautiful! I will try the icing for the cookies I made last week with your recipe! I have been so inspired by your baking and have enjoyed baking up a storm these past several days! Have to love Christmas and all the goodies that come with it!
Have a wonderful Saturday! 🙂
Blessings, Kristin
I’ve really jumped into baking Christmas cookie baking this year and these sound awesome – I just may have to try them! 🙂
Those look awesome! And its even cooler that you have shared your recipe!! I’ve tried to make that icing and i must be doing something wrong becuase its so hard to squeeze when i go to decorate the cookies! My hands hurt so bad!! I dont know what i am doing wrong though cause i follow the recipe..?