Best 9 Grandmas Cutout Cookies Recipes

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Seeking the perfect recipe to capture the nostalgic taste of Grandma's Cutout Cookies? Look no further! This article guides you through an array of delectable variations, ensuring your cookies turn out just as you remember them. Whether you prefer crispy edges and a soft, chewy center or a more delicate, melt-in-your-mouth texture, you'll find a recipe that suits your taste preferences. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey to recreate the magic of Grandma's beloved cookies.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

GRANDMA AMICO'S BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIE CUTOUTS



Grandma Amico's Buttermilk Sugar Cookie Cutouts image

Grandma Amico made the best buttermilk sugar cookies. These cookies are soft and fluffy and a family tradition for us. Not just for the holidays, but whenever we get the urge for cookies, we make these. I will also leave dough in the fridge for up to a week and make cookies whenever I like. Dough freezes well for later cookie baking.

Provided by Lindsey Vedder

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Cut-Out Cookie Recipes

Time 2h40m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup white sugar
½ cup shortening
½ cup buttermilk
1 egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
1 tablespoon milk, or more as needed

Steps:

  • Mix sugar, shortening, buttermilk, and egg together in the bowl of an electric stand mixer (such as KitchenAid®) until creamy.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl. Beat into sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Leave dough to set in a refrigerator for at least 2 hours to overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Roll dough out on a lightly floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin to desired thickness. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms begin to lightly brown, 8 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on wax paper or a wire rack, 15 to 30 minutes.
  • Combine confectioners' sugar and milk in a bowl. Mix into a paste, adding more sugar or milk as needed. Spread frosting thinly onto cooled cookies and cover with sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.4 calories, Carbohydrate 25.9 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Fat 4.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 170.8 mg, Sugar 13.8 g

GRANDMA'S CUTOUT SUGAR COOKIES



Grandma's Cutout Sugar Cookies image

My grandma made these every year and it was passed down to my mother and now me.

Provided by Laura

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 3h16m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add first egg while continuing to beat, incorporating the egg fully before adding the second and beating fully into the mixture. Beat vanilla extract and almond extract into the mixture with the third egg.
  • Stir flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; add to the wet mixture and beat just until the wet and dry combine into a cookie dough. Shape dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Roll dough out onto a flour-dusted surface and cut with cookie cutters. Arrange cut cookies onto baking sheets.
  • Bake cookies in preheated oven until beginning to brown around edges, 6 to 8 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Cholesterol 21.3 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 73 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

OLD-FASHIONED CUTOUT COOKIES



Old-Fashioned Cutout Cookies image

These simple cookies are so crisp and buttery, it's hard to eat just one. I make them for special holidays, but they're welcome anytime. -Elizabeth Turner, Lula, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups self-rising flour
Additional sugar

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with 3-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Sprinkle with additional sugar. , Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps if desired. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 37mg cholesterol, Sodium 299mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.

GRANDMA MINNIE'S OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES



Grandma Minnie's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies image

This is my great-grandmother's sugar cookie recipe.

Provided by Jessica McDonald

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 78

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) .
  • Over a large bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Cut in butter and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream, and vanilla. Blend well. Dough may be chilled, if desired.
  • On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar; cut into desired shapes. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 51.4 calories, Carbohydrate 6.3 g, Cholesterol 9.4 mg, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 39.8 mg, Sugar 2.6 g

GRANDMA'S SOFT SUGAR COOKIES



Grandma's Soft Sugar Cookies image

Make and share this Grandma's Soft Sugar Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Cheryl E

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 15m

Yield 24-30 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 large eggs
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup white sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Beat together eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar; add flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
  • Drop by heaping teaspoon approx 3" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Flatten with bottom of glass moistened with water and dipped in sugar.
  • Bake at 400°F for 6-10 minutes or just until lightly golden.

GRANDMA'S CUTOUT COOKIES



Grandma's Cutout Cookies image

This is a soft cutout cookie with a tint of nutmeg.

Provided by Gina McKinney

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Cut-Out Cookie Recipes

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch salt
5 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, sour milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  • Roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters. Bake 10 minutes. Cool and frost or decorate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 98.5 calories, Carbohydrate 14.9 g, Cholesterol 6.4 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 44.1 mg, Sugar 6.9 g

GRANDMA'S SPRITZ COOKIES



Grandma's Spritz Cookies image

To make these festive classic spritz cookies, I use my grandmother's antique cookie press. I'm the only one in the family who can still get it to work! -Suzanne Kern, Louisville, Kentucky

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 6-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Dash salt
Optional: Assorted sprinkles and colored sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg and almond extract; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture until blended., Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle with toppings. Bake until set (do not brown), 7-8 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 44 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 2mg cholesterol, Sodium 6mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

GRANNY'S CUT OUT COOKIES



Granny's Cut out Cookies image

My grandmother's recipe for amazing cut outs. It's a tricky dough, but worth it in the end. They taste amazing with a buttercream icing. DO NOT USE MARGARINE! I have found that using margarine or butter in place of shortening makes the dough even trickier to handle.

Provided by Manda in Ohio

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h6m

Yield 7 dozen, 84 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups butter flavor shortening
4 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 1/2 teaspoons coconut extract
6 cups flour

Steps:

  • Chill overnight.
  • Roll out to about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. You'll need plenty of flour on the surface to keep the dough from sticking.
  • Cut out cookies with your favorite cookie cutters.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 5-6 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 88.3, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 9, Sodium 39, Carbohydrate 11.8, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 4.9, Protein 1.3

GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS SUGAR CUTOUT COOKIES



Grandma's Christmas Sugar Cutout Cookies image

This recipe came from my husband's grandmother who is not with us anymore. This is his favorite Christmas cookie.

Provided by mjwalter

Categories     Dessert

Time 8m

Yield 6 Dozen, 72 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup shortening or 1 cup margarine
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
ground pecans (Optional, ground pecans for added flavor. This is how Grandma always mixed hers) (optional)

Steps:

  • Sift dry ingredients together.
  • Add shortening or margarine using a fork to combine with dry ingredients.
  • Add unbeaten eggs and vanilla.
  • Mix well.
  • Add ground pecans for added flavor. (This is how Grandma always mixed hers).
  • Whisk the dry ingredients together, add alternately with the eggs and vanilla.
  • Mix well.
  • Roll out thin on floured board and cut with floured cookie cutters.
  • Decorate with sugar.
  • Bake at 375°F for 8 minutes.
  • Makes about 6 dozen.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 60.8, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 8.8, Sodium 16.1, Carbohydrate 7.5, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.5, Protein 0.8

Tips:

  • Use unsalted butter to control the amount of salt in the cookies. If you only have salted butter, omit the 1/2 teaspoon of salt from the recipe.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 days. This will help the cookies hold their shape when baking.
  • Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch. If the dough is too thick, the cookies will be too soft and cakey. If the dough is too thin, the cookies will be too crispy.
  • Use cookie cutters to cut out the cookies. If you don't have cookie cutters, you can use a sharp knife to cut the dough into squares, circles, or triangles.
  • Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. This will help the cookies bake evenly.
  • Bake the cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to brown.
  • Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Conclusion:

These classic sugar cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any occasion. With a few simple tips, you can make these cookies perfectly every time. So what are you waiting for? Get baking!

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