Description
Easy Sugar Cookies that are soft, buttery, and perfect for quick sweet treats at home.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, room temperature
2/3 cup + 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
2 cups + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
Rainbow sprinkles or nonpareils (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Beat butter and 2/3 cup sugar until combined.
3. Blend in flour and vanilla if using.
4. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and coat in remaining sugar.
5. Place on baking sheet and flatten to 3/16 inch thick.
6. Add sprinkles if desired.
7. Bake 14-16 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
8. Cool on baking sheet 10-15 minutes before transferring.
Notes
Do not overbake.
Let cookies rest before moving.
Dough can be frozen for later use.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Easy Sugar Cookies, simple sugar cookie baking, homemade cookies, quick sweet treats