Description
These easy sugar cookies are no fuss, use butter, sugar, and flour, and come together quickly for sweet, buttery eggless cookies with lightly crisp edges.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, for rolling
- 2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional but recommended
- Rainbow sprinkles or nonpareils, optional but recommended
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, use a handheld electric mixer to beat the butter and 2/3 cup sugar until combined. The mixture may look slightly gritty.
- Add the flour and blend well. Mix in the vanilla extract if using.
- Pinch off a small piece of dough and press it with your fingers. It should come together easily and feel soft, buttery, and smooth. If it feels crumbly, knead it a little longer.
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop 1-inch balls. Knead and roll each ball in your palms until smooth.
- Gently roll the dough balls in the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar until lightly coated. Transfer them to the baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Use the bottom of a measuring cup or glass to press each ball flat. Add sprinkles or nonpareils if using, then press lightly again so they stick. The dough should be about 3/16 inch thick.
- Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, or until the edges and bottoms look just slightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the baking sheets for 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely, or enjoy once set.
Notes
- This recipe makes a slightly crunchier sugar cookie, but the cookies should not taste dry or crumbly.
- Measure flour by spooning it into the measuring cup and leveling it off.
- Do not skip the cooling time on the baking sheet because the cookies finish setting as they rest.
- Vanilla and sprinkles are optional, but they add better flavor and a prettier finish.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 1
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 10
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 14