Cut Out Sugar Cookies. Add sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl constantly. Cut out sugar cookies aren't just for Christmas. Yes, rolled cookies are fun at Christmas time with the stocking, tree and bell shapes, but they can be just as festive in the spring with flowers, sunshines and bird shapes. This is the best sugar cookie recipe we've found.

Lightly dust cookie cutters with powdered sugar and cut dough as desired and then place on cookie sheet. Bake until the tops of the cookies are just set. Don't let the bottoms brown too much, or these cookies will lose the softness they are known for. You can have Cut Out Sugar Cookies using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cut Out Sugar Cookies

Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Butter.
It's 1 1/2 cup of Sugar.
You need 5 of Eggs.
Prepare 2 tsp of Vanilla.
It's 6 cup of All-Purpose Flour.
You need 3 tsp of Baking Powder.
You need 1 tsp of Salt.

This Christmas Cut Out-Sugar Cookie recipe is foolproof! They hold their shape after baking and they also taste amazing! My family looks forward to making (and eating!) these cut-out sugar cookies every year. We only make them once a year for Christmas so they really are a special cookie for us.

Cut Out Sugar Cookies step by step

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar well.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Gradually blend the dry mixture (second bowl) into the wet ingredients (first bowl).
Chill dough for at least three hours or overnight.
Roll dough out on a heavily floured canvas with a rolling pin until 1/8 - 1/4 thickness.
Cut out with cookie cutters.
Bake at 350°F until lightly golden.

These cut out sugar cookies are soft and chewy (thanks to the use of butter and two eggs), insanely delicious and hold their shape beautifully! Best-ever recipe for soft sugar cookies you can roll and cut out with cookie cutters! Easy to make, no chilling required, and they don't spread into shapeless blobs as they bake. Made with a secret ingredient that gives them the most incredible flavor, and topped with a cool sour cream icing. With the Christmas cookie baking season in full swing, it's time for a classic cookie recipe that is a must-have staple!