Bakery Style Sugar Cookie Recipe

Hand holding sugar cookie with pink icing and rainbow sprinkles.

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Bakery Style Sugar Cookie Recipe

Bakery Style Sugar Cookie Recipe that rivals those of any bakery. Soft, cooked through, melt in your mouth buttery. No refrigeration necessary for dough.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

cool20

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: cookies

Calories: 270kcal

Author: Brandy Nelson

Ingredients

Sugar Cookie Dough

1 cup butter softened
½ cup shortening
1 ½ cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoon almond extract
4 cup flour
½ cup corn starch
2 teaspoon baking powder

Frosting

½ cup butter softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 Tbsp. milk

Instructions

Cookies

In a large mixing bowl combine butter, shortening and sugar. Beat until fluffy. Turn mixer down and add egg, vanilla and almond extract. Add baking powder. Add flour* and cornstarch and mix thoroughly.
*Start with 3 ½ cups of flour, and if the dough seems too soft add the last ½ cup of flour. If it seems too dry, add a tablespoon or two of water.
Lightly flour your working surface and shape dough into a large ball.
No refrigeration necessary.
Roll dough out to desired thickness using a rolling pin (I usually do ¼- ⅜″) and cut into shapes. Add flour to dough if it feels too sticky but a nice soft dough is what you want. Carefully transfer cut out cookie shapes with a spatula to a baking sheet.
Bake on baking sheets at 325 degrees for 10 minutes. Cookies will be soft. Let sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before carefully moving to a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.

Buttercream Frosting

Whisk frosting ingredients and spread over cookies. Refrigerate any leftover frosting

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Notes

Tip: It's best to put uncooked cookies on cold baking sheets before baking to keep the dough firm. I like to roll out and cut all of my cookies and place them on baking sheets in the refrigerator while the other batches cook. This keeps the pans and dough chilled instead of waiting on the counter (at room temperature) to be cooked.

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