I’ve tried a lot of sugar cookie recipes over the years – endured a lot of cookie disasters… until I finally found THE PERFECT cookie dough recipe that tastes buttery and delicious, holds its shape for cookie cutters and is optimal for decorating! This is my go-to sugar cookie recipe that I use for special occasions and for the holidays. The dough comes together quickly with basic pantry ingredients! Did I mention there is NO chilling required and this recipe is gluten-free?!! Give my Ultimate Fool-Proof Sugar Cookie Recipe a try! I think you’ll be very glad you did!
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One favorite family tradition of ours is that we love to bake sugar cookies together! (Any excuse to make cookies really!) We love to pick out cute cookie cutters to match a theme for a birthday party, for holidays and special occasions… my girls have grown up in the kitchen making them with me. Of course the older they get, the more involved they can be and I’m pretty sure it was last year that my oldest really started to take control of the process and I got to sit back and relax a bit!
As you will see in some of the pictures below, we have used this recipe for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, birthdays, celebrating Fall, you name it we’ve done it! I love that this recipe is gluten-free since so many people are nowadays.
Ingredients for the Ultimate Fool-Proof Sugar Cookie Recipe
Unsalted Butter
Granulated White Sugar
Vanilla Extract
Egg
Baking Powder
Salt
Measure-for-Measure Gluten Free Flour
Ultimate Fool-Proof Sugar Cookie Recipe (GF)
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 350° F and line a baking sheet or two with non-stick parchment paper
- Using a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until nice and smooth
- Add in your vanilla extract and egg
- In a separate bowl, mix together your dry ingredients: the baking powder, flour and salt
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the mixer
- Make sure to keep mixing until the dough is pulling away from the sides of the mixer – IF dough looks too dry turn out your dough on the surface of a clean countertop, flouring the surface as needed. Wet your hands and finish kneading dough by hand
- NO CHILLING REQUIRED!
- It's time to start rolling and cutting out your cookies! Cut them out preferably 1/4 inch rather than 1/8 of an inch. You will want them to be on the thicker side.
- Bake at 350℉ for 6-8 minutes
Notes
Icing for the Ultimate Fool-Proof Sugar Cookies
To make a simple icing, stir together some organic powdered sugar and organic almond milk or another nut milk. You’ll only need a few small splashes of milk for about 2 cups of powdered sugar. A little bit goes a long way. Next, I’ll add in a little Natural Food Coloring. To finish off the cookies, these beautiful sprinkles are a favorite of mine and I’m so glad I discovered this brand years ago – they have nothing artificial in them!
Host A Cookie Decorating Party!
Now that you’ve found the Ultimate Fool-Proof Sugar Cookie Recipe, how about hosting a cookie decorating party?! We have done so many – Christmas, Valentine’s, even patriotic cookies on the 4th of July at a BBQ! Kids and adults alike will love getting together and being creative. You can be as serious or silly about it as you’d like!
Autumnal-Themed Cookies
“Welcome Spring!” Cookies
Woodland Animal Tea Party Cookies
Please comment below and let me know if you try making these cookies! I’d love to hear how they turn out for you!
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Ehat’s your favorite GF flour? I use King Arthur.
Yes! I also use King Arthur “Measure-for-Measure” Flour. Occasionally I’ll buy Trader Joe’s brand, but I love King Arthur!