Soft Sugar Cookies
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 30
- 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
View full nutritional breakdown of Soft Sugar Cookies calories by ingredient
Number of Servings: 30
Ingredients
-
1 cup unsalted butter; softened
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 ½ cups flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
Icing
1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
¼ cup softened unsalted butter
1 ½ -2 Tbsp milk
½ tsp vanilla
Food coloring
Directions
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.
