The Best Sugar Cookie Recipe

These sugar cookies are simply delicious Theyre soft and buttery, with sweet vanilla and almond flavors. Theyre ideal for any occasion or holiday, and you can jazz them up with colorful sprinkles or sugar.

Ingredients:

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 to 4 tablespoons buttermilk
• Sprinkles or colored sugar optional

Instructions:

Mix the flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in a medium-sized bowl using a whisk

Softened butter and sugar should be mixed together in a large bowl until the mixture is smooth

Add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract and beat until everything is well mixed

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, making sure to mix well after each addition

Add buttermilk one tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together if its too dry

Make two equal pieces of dough and flatten them into discs

Cover the discs of dough with plastic wrap and put them in the fridge for at least an hour

Warm the oven up to 375F 190C and put parchment paper on baking sheets

Spread out one disc of chilled dough on a floured surface until its about 1/4-inch thick

Cut out the shapes you want with cookie cutters and place them on the baking sheets that have been prepared

If youre using colored sugar or sprinkles, press them on the cookies gently

For 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden, bake the cookies

Take the cookies out of the oven and let them cool for a while on the baking sheets

Place the cookies on wire racks to cool all the way through

Do the same things with the rest of the dough: roll, cut, and bake

After the cookies have cooled, you can decorate them however you like

Enjoy your tasty sugar cookies that you made yourself