SUGAR-COOKIE CUTOUTS

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Use our holiday cookie templates or your own cookie cutters to create a variety of festive shapes. Also see our step-by-step directions for decorating the Little Girl Cookies.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 3h

Yield Makes about 1 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Beat together butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture until combined. Shape dough into a disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm but still pliable, at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Transfer half of dough to a lightly floured piece of parchment; roll to just under 1/4-inch thick. Transfer dough on parchment to a baking sheet and freeze until firm, 30 minutes. Repeat with other half of dough.
  • Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Using a craft knife and the template (or a cookie cutter), cut out cookies and space 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
  • Bake until golden on edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.

Manoj Kafle Monsoon
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I'm not a big fan of sugar cookies, but these are really good. The frosting is especially delicious.


Precious Khanone
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These cookies are the best! I've made them several times and they're always a hit.


Rose Sis
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I love these cookies! They're so soft and chewy, and the frosting is perfect.


Dipa Yadav
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These cookies are so easy to make and they taste amazing. I'll definitely be making them again.


Yusuf Ellahi
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I've been making these cookies for years and they're always a favorite. They're the perfect holiday cookie.


RB Gyan
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These cookies are delicious! I love the way the frosting melts in my mouth.


Chanastasia
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These cookies are so easy to make and they always turn out perfect. I love that I can make them ahead of time and freeze them.


Jessalyn Maldonado
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I made these cookies for a party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.


Attaullah Atta
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These cookies are the best sugar cookies I've ever had. They're so soft and chewy, and the frosting is amazing.


MD Jakir Hossen
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Love this recipe! The cookies are delicious and the frosting is perfect.


Debra Harrell
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These cookies are so easy to make and they taste great. I've made them several times and they're always a hit.


Dr Asif Saeed
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I've tried this recipe several times and it never disappoints. The cookies are always delicious and the frosting is always smooth and creamy.


Md Ariyen
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These cookies are amazing! They're so soft and chewy, and the frosting is perfect. I'll definitely be making these again.


Brandon McMurray
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I love this recipe! The cookies are so delicious and they're so easy to decorate. I've made them with my kids several times and we always have a lot of fun.


Noxolo Dhlamini
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These sugar cookies are the best! They're so easy to make and they always turn out perfect. I've made them for Christmas, birthdays, and just because. They're always a hit!