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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

Perfect Cut-out Sugar Cookies

The perfect cut-out sugar cookies are both chewy on the inside and hold their shape while baking.  They were so easy to make and can be made and decorated for any occasion!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cutout cookies, Sugar cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 32 cookies
Author Holly

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour sifted
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Instructions

  1. Place butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and almond extracts into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (bonus if it has the spatula on the beater!

    Mix on low until incorporated then turn to high for 2 minutes until mixture is pale and fluffy

  2. Sift together flour and baking powder and add into the mixer slowly until just incorporated.  Wrap dough in saran wrap and form into a flat disc, place in the refrigerator for 2 hours until firm!

  3. After 2 hours has gone by preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.

  4. Roll out dough out on a piece of parchment paper until approximately 1/8"-1/4" thick.  Cut out shapes and remove dough from between shapes. Make sure they are approximately 1" apart, they don't spread much in the oven but you don't want them to touch!

  5. Transfer parchment paper with cookies onto a sheet and place them in the oven  for 6-8 minutes depending on their size. You will see just a hint of brown along the bottom of the cookies then remove them.

  6. Leave them cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cookie rack.  Make sure they are completely cool before decorating!