Soft Sugar Cookies
- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 30
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter; softened1 ½ cups granulated sugar3 eggs1 tsp vanilla 3 ½ cups flour2 tsp cream of tartar1 tsp baking soda½ tsp saltIcing1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar¼ cup softened unsalted butter1 ½ -2 Tbsp milk½ tsp vanillaFood coloring
1. Preheat oven to 375 Degrees. Cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition.
3. Add vanilla. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
4. Cover and chill dough for at least 1 hour.
5. Roll dough onto floured surface to ¼ inch thick. Cut dough with cookie cutter(s) and place on non-stick baking sheet.
6. Bake for about 6-8 minutes or until cookie bottom has a golden appearance and cookie looks poofy.
7. To make Icing, in a large bowl cream together sugar and butter until smooth.
8. Add vanilla and beat well. Gradually add milk until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes.
9. Color with food coloring and spread over cooled sugar cookies. Allow 1 hour to dry once spread on cookies.
Icing
1. in a large bowl cream together sugar and butter until smooth.
2. Add vanilla and beat well. Gradually add milk until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes.
2. Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition.
3. Add vanilla. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
4. Cover and chill dough for at least 1 hour.
5. Roll dough onto floured surface to ¼ inch thick. Cut dough with cookie cutter(s) and place on non-stick baking sheet.
6. Bake for about 6-8 minutes or until cookie bottom has a golden appearance and cookie looks poofy.
7. To make Icing, in a large bowl cream together sugar and butter until smooth.
8. Add vanilla and beat well. Gradually add milk until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes.
9. Color with food coloring and spread over cooled sugar cookies. Allow 1 hour to dry once spread on cookies.
Icing
1. in a large bowl cream together sugar and butter until smooth.
2. Add vanilla and beat well. Gradually add milk until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 191.2
- Total Fat: 8.4 g
- Cholesterol: 39.3 mg
- Sodium: 89.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 27.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 2.2 g
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