Christmas Cut Out Sugar Cookies (Cookie Cutters)
These Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are a holiday favorite, perfect for making festive shapes with your favorite cookie cutters! This easy recipe uses simple ingredients to create soft, buttery cookies that hold their shape beautifully. Whether you’re baking with kids or decorating for a holiday party, these cookies are a must-have for spreading Christmas cheer.
Servings 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter softened (not melted)
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
To decorate (optional)
- White icing
- Rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
- In another large mixing bowl add sugar and butter and beat with a electric hand mixer until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat until well combined. Add in flour mixture into sugar mixture and continue to mix until a cookie dough forms.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 2 cookie sheets with nonstick spray.
- Divide the dough in 2 balls. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough into 1/4 inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Place cookies on baking sheet. Continue until all the dough is gone.
- Sprinkle the cookies with colored sugar and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges turn a light brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool. If you prefer to use icing, bake the cookies and then add icing once the cookies are cool.