Rolled Sugar Cookies are soft, buttery cut-out cookies that hold their shape in the oven, making them perfect for holiday cookie cutters and detailed decorating with icing and sprinkles. This dough chills, rolls, and bakes in a way that gives you clean edges, tender centers, and a flat, sturdy surface ideal for royal icing, buttercream, or chocolate designs.
What are Rolled Sugar Cookies
Rolled Sugar Cookies are a classic cut-out sugar cookie made by rolling chilled dough to an even thickness and cutting shapes with cookie cutters before baking. They are designed to keep their crisp outlines without spreading, so shapes like stars, trees, snowflakes, and hearts stay sharp and recognizable, which is why they are a favorite for decorated Christmas and holiday cookies.
This particular recipe uses plenty of butter, eggs, and sugar for a rich, soft bite, balanced with enough flour and chilling time to keep the cookies from puffing or losing their shape in a hot 400°F oven. The flavor is a simple vanilla base that can be enjoyed plain or paired with almost any frosting or decoration you like.
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