Your Favourite Sugar Cookies

Serves 20
Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 22 min
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Who doesn't love a sugar cookie? We are confident that these will quickly become your favourite cookie. With a prep time of just fifteen minutes, they're easy to make and just as fun to decorate. Unleash your creativity and get the whole family together to decorate!

Ingredients

  • Ingredients

    • ¾ cup (175 mL) butter, at room temperature
    • ¾ cup (175 mL) sugar
    • 1 egg
    • ½ tsp (2.5 mL) lemon extract
    • ½ tsp (2.5 mL) almond extract
    • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
    • 2 tbsp (30 mL) sour cream
    • 2 ¼ cup (565 mL) all-purpose flour
    • ¼ tsp (1.25 mL) salt
    • ¼ tsp (1.25 mL) baking powder

  • Icing

    • ½ cup (125 mL) butter, at room temperature
    • 3 cups (750 mL) powdered sugar
    • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
    • 2-4 tbsp heavy cream
    • Food colouring

Instructions

  • Cookies

    • Step 1

      Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

      Place butter, sugar and egg in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on high, mix until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Next, add the lemon, almond and vanilla extracts along with the sour cream and mix. Add the flour, salt and baking powder and continue to mix on low-medium speed. Continue to mix until you reach a dough consistency without overworking it.

    • Step 2

      Separate the dough into two equal parts. Wrap in plastic wrap and let it set in the fridge for 1-2 hours.

    • Step 3

      Take out one half of the dough at a time so that it will stay cold while you work with it. Place dough on a lightly floured counter. Roll out dough until it’s about ¼ inch (0.6 cm) thick. Lightly flour cutters so that they do not stick to the dough. Place cut out cookie on a parchment paper-lined baking tray. Take scraps of dough and reform them into a ball and roll them back out. Continue the process until all the dough has been used and cookies are cut out and ready to bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. The cookie should be pale in colour, just the very edges will lightly brown. Let cool fully on a wire rack before decorating.

  • Icing

    • Step 1

      Place butter in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on high for 2 minutes. Turn the mixer down to medium and add powdered sugar ½ cup (125 mL) at a time. Once all of the powdered sugar has been added, mix for another 2 minutes. Add vanilla and 2 tbsp (30 mL) of cream first and mix well. If you find your mix is the correct thickness, don’t add any more cream. To make it thinner, add cream; to make it thicker, add more powdered sugar. Add desired food colouring colours to your icing, combine thoroughly. Decorate cookies using a piping bag and tips or spread with a pallet knife.