Best Cut Out Sugar Cookies (No-Chill Recipe)
These cut out sugar cookies are the BEST. They are soft, easy to decorate, have neat edges, and the dough doesn't require refrigeration!
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 149kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup flour (for rolling out)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400-degrees F. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine sugar, powdered sugar, butter, and shortening. Mix until well combined.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract and mix until combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
- In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the dry ingredients - flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Add flour mixture to sugar mixture a little at a time. Mix until the dough pulls away from the sides and forms a soft ball when pressed together.
- Remove dough from bowl and roll out onto a lightly floured surface (about 1/4 cup flour). Roll out to 3/8-inch thickness (see notes above).
- Cut out shapes using cookie cutters.
- Bake cookies on a lined baking sheet for 7 minutes (6 minutes for smaller cookies). Remove cookies from pan and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
- After cookies have completely cooled, they are ready for decorating (see notes above).
Nutrition
Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg