A good Sugar Cut out Cookie recipe?

Question

I'm looking for a good christmas sugar rollout cut out recipe for cookies.. I want them to be a il soft after they sit around because I do not want to bake them and have them turn out hard as a rock, I'm having little kids eat some so I don't want them to be really hard..

Thank you sooo much

Answer 1

This is an awesome recipe, I frost them with powdered sugar icing. These will stay soft if you cook as directed. Read the note at the end.

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:
•1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
•1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
•1 cup sugar
•1 egg yolk
•1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•1/4 teaspoon almond extract
•2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•1/4 teaspoon baking soda
•Tinted frosting or colored sugar
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg yolk and extracts. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Decorate as desired. Yield: 4 dozen.


*** Note: I also add in ¼ tsp. of fresh orange (or tangerine, or clementine or whatever orangey citrus fruit I have on hand) zest. It gives the cookies a good flavor and keeps them moist.

Answer 2

I have used this recipe quite a few times and it's been a really big hit,

Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Prep: 20 minutes
Chill: 3 hours
Bake: 10 minutes per batch

Ingredients
1-1/4 cups shortening
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
Granulated sugar, fine sanding sugar, coarse sugar, or colored decorating sugar

Directions
1. Beat shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add the 2 cups sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt; beat until combined. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and lemon extract till combined. Alternately add flour and buttermilk to shortening mixture, beating until combined. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill at least 3 hours or until easy to handle.

2. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Roll dough on a floured surface until 1/2 inch thick. Cut into rounds with a 2-1/2-inch cookie cutter. Place rounds 2-1/2 inches part on an ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake about 10 minutes or until set and edges just begin to brown. Transfer to wire racks and cool. Makes 32.

3. To store: Place in layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature up to 1 week or freeze up to 3 months.

Answer 3

Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies Recipe courtesy Lynn Krikorian





4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Colored Icing, recipe follows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy and light. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets. Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minute, rotating baking sheet halfway through cooking time. Cool completely on pans about 5 minutes, transfer to cooling racks and cool completely before decorating.


Colored Icing:
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons water
3 to 4 drops food coloring, plus more as needed
Colored sprinkles, optional
In a small bowl, mix sugar and water to form a thick, smooth icing. Stir in food coloring to reach desired shade. Drop icing onto cookies using a small teaspoon and smooth with the back of the spoon. Make additional bowls for additional colors.

Additional multi-colored sprinkles can be added on top of icing before it dries for more decorative cookies, if desired.

Answer 4

this is called the ultimate sugar cookie
1&1/4 c sugar,1 c butter,2 eggs,1/4 c light corn syrup,1tblsp vanilla,3c all purpose flour,3/4 tsp baking powder,1/2 tsp baking soda,1/2 tsp salt
heat oven to 375. combine sugar,and butter in large bowl,beat at med speed of electric mixer,untill well blended . add eggs ,syrup and vanilla untill well blended and fluffy. combine flour ,sodas and salt. add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed . Mix untill well blended. divide dough into 4 quarters .spread 1 tblsp flour on wax paper. flatten slightly with hands. roll out dough to 1/2 in thickness and cut cookies out . place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet for 5-9 mins. cool on wire rack . good luck and merry christmas.

Answer 5

I think that would be great. Just test out the recipe. If it seems difficult, then just make the shape you always make and decorate in holiday icing/sprinkles/whatever. But, I bet it will work to use cookie cutters.