Anyone have an amazing sugar cookie recipe?

[Bernadine]

I might do some with dd. Thanks!

[bbdoll]

This is the favorite in my household.

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

[sotally tober]

This is a local to me bake shop and her recipe is really good. I made the cookies and the icing last year with DD and they were a huge hit at both work and a party I took them to.

jennycookies.com/2017/07/best-sugar-cookies-ever-the-jenny-cookies-recipe/

[circa1978]

I have two. I like cookies.

www.bakeat350.net/2013/12/perfect-every-time-cut-out-cookies.html



gluesticksblog.com/2013/10/bakery-style-sugar-cookie-recipe.html

[cbwm1]

You need my nana’s recipe! Let me see if I can find it. Lots of people on the board have used it and looooove it.

[NewGirlNic]

These are my favorite, taste and texture wise. But not great for cutouts or decorating
www.thereciperebel.com/grandmas-sour-cream-sugar-cookies/

These are my go-to for cutouts and decorating:
www.bakeat350.net/2013/12/perfect-every-time-cut-out-cookies.html

[pantsparty]

These are so good and miles better than regular sugar cookies. everydayannie.com/2011/07/18/soft-frosted-sugar-cookies/

[cbwm1]

Here it is! These have amazing flavor and hold their shape beautifully.

[lilac05]

Since you’ve already gotten some great real recipes, I will say that I’ve used the Betty Crocker bagged sugar cookie mix before. It worked really well in a pinch. Since my boys have a short attention span, it allowed them to be a part of the whole process instead of losing interest. It also made fewer cookies than my homemade recipes, which was a really good thing!

[dirtyred]

Martha Stewart's Ideal Sugar Cookie recipe. Great for rolling and cutting, and the little bit of brandy gives them a wonderful rich flavor

[isabel]

I have made the one cbwm1 posted from her Nana and it is, indeed, delicious. Great dough to work with.

[cmeon]

www.lilaloa.com/p/recipes.html

Vanilla 2.0 and the chocolate recipe are my go-tos, everyone loves them, they don't spread even a tiny bit, they cut cleanly, and they taste great.

[usuallylurking]

Oct 31, 2018 12:30:52 GMT -5 isabel said:

I have made the one cbwm1 posted from her Nana and it is, indeed, delicious. Great dough to work with.

I agree. It is our go-to! We double the vanilla and forego the almond extract. I also chill it for about an hour.

[dochas]

Oct 31, 2018 8:44:24 GMT -5 bbdoll said:

This is the favorite in my household.

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

They really are the best. And people do ask for the recipe every time I make them, just like it says!

[Leeham Rimes]

I want someone to make me cookies. I can’t bake from scratch to save my life.

Mmm cookies.

[Bernadine]

I ran out of time to make them today. Maybe I'll try again for Christmas, lol.

[AJL]

I like this one because it doesn't tend to spread out when baking which makes them great for decorating. They're also super tasty!

bakingamoment.com/cutout-cookies-neat-edges/

[MixedBerryJam]

Oct 31, 2018 9:27:34 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Here it is! These have amazing flavor and hold their shape beautifully.

I just made these today. In the form of candy corns. This recipe (this exact image in fact) is taped inside my cabinet door where all my go to recipes are located!

[dulcemariamar]

Oct 31, 2018 8:44:24 GMT -5 bbdoll said:

This is the favorite in my household.

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

Do you make any changes? I hate that on Allrecipes.com all the people’s leaving five star reviews always say they make a million changes to the recipe?

[dulcemariamar]

Oct 31, 2018 9:27:34 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Here it is! These have amazing flavor and hold their shape beautifully.

Can you taste the cheese in it? My kid is not a huge fan of cream cheese.

What happens if you add the whole egg? I am not super great at separating egg whites.

[TamiTaylor]

Oct 31, 2018 9:27:34 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Here it is! These have amazing flavor and hold their shape beautifully.

These really are the best sugar cookies.

[bbdoll]

Oct 31, 2018 16:14:23 GMT -5 dulcemariamar said:

Oct 31, 2018 8:44:24 GMT -5 bbdoll said:

This is the favorite in my household.

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

Do you make any changes? I hate that on Allrecipes.com all the people’s leaving five star reviews always say they make a million changes to the recipe?

Nope I make them exactly as written.  Be careful not to overbake them.

[macmars45]

My family has used Betty Crocker's for forever. So I might be biased, but they're amazing.

[shortstax]

Oct 31, 2018 13:46:18 GMT -5 dochas said:

Oct 31, 2018 8:44:24 GMT -5 bbdoll said:

This is the favorite in my household.

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

They really are the best. And people do ask for the recipe every time I make them, just like it says!

I third this.  I've been making them (with no alterations to the recipe) for YEARS and always get rave reviews.

[cbwm1]

Oct 31, 2018 16:18:11 GMT -5 dulcemariamar said:

Oct 31, 2018 9:27:34 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Here it is! These have amazing flavor and hold their shape beautifully.

Can you taste the cheese in it? My kid is not a huge fan of cream cheese.

What happens if you add the whole egg? I am not super great at separating egg whites.

No, you can’t taste the cream cheese.

And I’ve never tried using a whole egg. I don’t have any issues separating yolks from whites. :-)

[picksthemusic]

Oct 31, 2018 16:18:11 GMT -5 dulcemariamar said:

Oct 31, 2018 9:27:34 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Here it is! These have amazing flavor and hold their shape beautifully.

Can you taste the cheese in it? My kid is not a huge fan of cream cheese.

What happens if you add the whole egg? I am not super great at separating egg whites.

I would say the cream cheese addition is more for texture than flavor - it's only 3oz, so not likely to add a ton of flavor at all.

As for separating eggs, I've found the easiest way is to crack an egg into a bowl, and fish out the yolk with my (clean) fingers. No broken yolks, and you can save the whites for omelettes or something else!

[mich1]

Nov 1, 2018 13:55:39 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Oct 31, 2018 16:18:11 GMT -5 dulcemariamar said:

Can you taste the cheese in it? My kid is not a huge fan of cream cheese.

What happens if you add the whole egg? I am not super great at separating egg whites.

I would say the cream cheese addition is more for texture than flavor - it's only 3oz, so not likely to add a ton of flavor at all.

As for separating eggs, I've found the easiest way is to crack an egg into a bowl, and fish out the yolk with my (clean) fingers. No broken yolks, and you can save the whites for omelettes or something else!

I've used this recipe and it's very good.  I usually do a double recipe only because if I'm going to roll out cookies, I'm going to roll out a bunch of them (and I like big sugar cookies, more to decorate!). 

[dochas]

Oct 31, 2018 16:14:23 GMT -5 dulcemariamar said:

Oct 31, 2018 8:44:24 GMT -5 bbdoll said:

This is the favorite in my household.

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

Do you make any changes? I hate that on Allrecipes.com all the people’s leaving five star reviews always say they make a million changes to the recipe?

As is. You can also double or halve the recipe without affecting it. The website even does it for you. I mean, I'm baking not doing math. LOL

[wildrice]

cbwm1 thanks for the recipe! I have never managed to make decent sugar cookies before, I will definitely try these this year for the holidays!

[fumbalina]

My basic recipe is

1/2 c butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp almond extract (vanilla does work but I add 1/4 c sugar if I do that)
1 egg

Cream butter, add sugar and blend well, add egg and extract. Mix the dry ingredients, add them to the mixture. Drop by spoonful. Bake at 375 for about 10 minutes. I do eyeball this to make sure that the cookies do not look too grainy, I could probably avoid this by weighing the flour.

For different textures, I alternate brown sugar or an equal mix of brown and granulated sugar. The more brown sugar I use the crunchier they are.