With the aroma of freshly baked cookies filling your kitchen, gather your loved ones and embark on a delightful culinary journey. Sugar cookies, with their crisp edges and soft centers, provide the perfect canvas for a symphony of flavors. Whether you prefer the classic taste of chocolate chips or crave the tangy burst of cranberries, the possibilities are endless. In this comprehensive guide, we will unveil the secrets to creating exceptional sugar cookies with mix-ins that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more. From selecting the right ingredients to mastering the art of baking, we'll provide you with all the essential knowledge and techniques to transform your kitchen into a haven of sweet delights.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
SUGAR COOKIES WITH MIX-INS
These cookies are also delicious without mix-ins: After chilling and slicing the cookies, brush the tops with a lightly beaten egg white, and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 6 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl. Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well. Mix in vanilla.
- Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, mixing after each addition. Add mix-ins, and beat on low speed until incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Divide dough in half; roll each into a 1 1/2- to 2-inch-diameter log. Wrap in plastic. Place in freezer until firm, about 30 minutes. (Dough can be stored in freezer up to 3 months; let soften at room temperature 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.) Cut logs into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, transferring rounds to baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake until edges begin to turn golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
3-IN-1 SUGAR COOKIES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 3h50m
Yield about 4 dozen 2-inch cookies
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat the butter and both sugars in another medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Add the egg yolks, vanilla and orange zest mixing until fully incorporated. Slowly add the flour mixture, and continue beating until the dough comes together, stopping and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- For rolled cookies: Roll about a tablespoon of dough by hand into a ball. Dip 1 side of the balls into some coarse sugar and place them sugar-side-up on an ungreased baking sheet, leaving about 1-inch between cookies.
- For sliced cookies: Divide dough in half, roll by hand into 2-inch-wide logs, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
- Cut the logs into 1/4-inch-thick cookies and place them on ungreased baking sheets, leaving about 1-inch between cookies.
- For cutout cookies: Divide dough in half, pat into disks, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
- Roll dough between lightly floured parchment, or waxed paper, until about 1/3-inch thick. Transfer sheets to a baking sheet and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Cut into desired shape using a cookie cutter, place them on ungreased baking sheets, leaving about 1-inch between cookies. (Gather the dough scraps together, pat into a disk, chill and reroll.)
- Refrigerate cookies while preheating the oven to 375 degrees F, for at least 30 minutes.
- Bake the cookies, until the bottoms are golden, about 10 to 15 minutes depending on shape. Cool on sheets until firm enough to transfer to a rack to cool. Decorate as desired and serve, or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month.
- Combine all the ingredients, except the food coloring, in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix slowly until stiff enough to form peaks. The icing should be pure white and thick, but not fluffy and bubbly. If the frosting is overbeaten, it will get aerated which makes it harder to work with. If this happens, let the frosting sit to settle, then use a rubber spatula to vigorously beat and smooth out the frosting.
- Alternatively, combine ingredients in a large bowl, and beat with hand beaters on low speed until the frosting thickens to stiff peaks.
- Add up to 1 tablespoon food coloring and mix with a rubber spatula until the color is uniform. (Adding too much color reduces the sheen of the frosting and can break down the consistency of the frosting over a couple of days.) Store icing, covered, with plastic film on the surface of the icing.
- Yield: 1 pound royal icing (1 2/3 cup)
CAKE MIX SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE
No cookie cutter needed for these darling sugar cookies.
Provided by Contributor
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together cake mix, eggs and oil until well combined.
- Roll into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until slightly golden. Let cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 148 kcal, Carbohydrate 22 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 16 mg, Sodium 126 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 18 g, ServingSize 1 serving
3-INGREDIENT SUGAR COOKIES
Butter, sugar and Gold Medal™ flour are all you need for this quick and easy sugar cookie recipe. The best part? It's a make-ahead and make-it-your-own recipe. After you mix up the dough, shape it into a log and chill before cutting the cookie dough into slices for baking. Decorate the cookies by rolling them in holiday sprinkles before chilling, or drizzle an easy powdered sugar icing over sliced tops after baking. Either way, it makes the perfect holiday cookie. However you complete them, it's a buttery, tender cookie that melts in your mouth with every bite. With easy 3-Ingredient Sugar Cookies, you can save time and focus on the decorating fun.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 4h
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In large bowl, beat softened butter and granulated sugar with spoon until well mixed. Stir in flour until moistened, using hands to mix if needed (dough will be crumbly). Knead 5 to 10 times or until dough is smooth.
- Divide dough in half; shape each half into a log, 5 inches long by 2 inches in diameter.
- Spread 2 tablespoons of the nonpareils or decorating sugar on plastic wrap; roll one log in nonpareils to cover. Repeat to cover remaining cookie log in nonpareils. Wrap dough logs tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate about 1 hour 30 minutes or until firm.
- Heat oven to 350°F. Unwrap 1 of the dough logs; cut into 1/2-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheet, place slices 2 inches apart, reshaping if necessary.
- Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Unwrap remaining dough log, and repeat slicing and baking. Cool completely, about 40 minutes.
- To make Powdered Sugar Icing Drizzle: In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons of the milk until well blended. If too thick to drizzle, add additional milk, 1/4 teaspoon at a time. Tint with food color. Drizzle over tops of cooled cookies. Sprinkle with nonpareils or decorating sugar. Let stand about 1 hour or until drizzle is set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 75 mg, Sugar 5 g, TransFat 0 g
MIX-AND-MATCH SWIRL COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: unsalted butter, sugar, large egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, peanut butter, chocolate hazelnut spread, cocoa powder, strawberry jam, cream cheese, chocolate cookie wafer, cookie cream filling, rainbow sprinkles, white chocolate
Provided by Matthew Johnson
Categories Desserts
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until fully incorporated.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and baking powder, and mix until the dough is crumbly, but holds together when squeezed.
- Split the base dough in half, add your desired mix-ins, and incorporate them fully.
- We used chocolate hazelnut spread and cocoa powder for one half and peanut butter for the other.
- Roll out each dough between two sheets of parchment paper until it's ¼-inch (6-mm) thick. Chill both doughs for 30 minutes.
- Place one half of flavored dough on top of the other and start to roll up the doughs into a swirl. Wrap the roll in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge until solid, about 4 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Once chilled, unwrap the dough, slice into ½-inch (1 cm) thick coins, and place them on the baking sheet at least 2 inches (5 cm) apart, as the cookies will spread while baking.
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes. Let cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- Try additional combinations.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1042 calories, Carbohydrate 109 grams, Fat 62 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 15 grams, Sugar 58 grams
EASY CAKE MIX COOKIES- SUGAR COOKIES
I frequently make these cookies for work pitch-ins & family get-togethers. They are always a big hit! I was given the basic recipe several years ago by a lady who showed up at my garage sale-and she wrote it down during our conversation about baking. I have perfected different varieties over the years. Please see my other recipes for how to make the following versions of this cookie: chocolate-chocolate chip, chocolate chip, & lemon cookies. This is a really versatile recipe base-experiment!!
Provided by KitchenAndCraftAdve
Categories Dessert
Time 13m
Yield 24-36 cookies, 24-36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Stir ingredients in medium mixing bowl until blended (best to do right before you are ready to bake them- they flatten out more if you let the batter set).
- Spoon onto 2 un-greased cookie sheets (allow some space in between, they spread...a melon baller works great for this step). Sprinkle tops with raw sugar.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes (depends on which cake mix you use & the oven -- I start looking at them through the glass around 6.5 minutes -- they will get a dull/cracked appearance on top when done).
- Allow the cookies to cool on the pan, or wait 1-2 minutes before moving to cooling racks. Cookies should be soft & chewy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 144.2, Fat 7.4, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 18.1, Sodium 145.5, Carbohydrate 18.2, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 10.8, Protein 1.5
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients for the best flavor.
- Chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes before baking to prevent spreading.
- Don't overmix the dough, as this will make the cookies tough.
- Bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set.
- Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack before serving.
Conclusion:
With so many delicious mix-in options to choose from, sugar cookies are a versatile and customizable treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you're looking for a classic sugar cookie or something more unique, there's sure to be a recipe in this article that you'll love. So get creative and have fun baking!
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