Sugar cookies are arguably one of the simplest recipes to make, and one that everyone has fun making. There are enough variations that you can have some real fun making them any way you want, and cookie patterns are not required. The only key is to have some fun and do not approach it too seriously when you are doing it.
The basic recipe is to combine the following in a bowl until blended:
1-1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup room-temperature butter (margarine may be substituted, but do not use a vegetable oil spread)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
Then, blend in:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
(2-1/2 cups self-rising flour may be substituted for all three ingredients)
Cut the dough in half. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut using cookie cutters (dip in flour with each cookie to avoid sticking). Put the cookies on the sheet and cook for 7-8 minutes or until the edges are brown, then cool on a wire rack. Repeat with the other half of the dough. You can re-use any extra dough until there is too little to cut; flatten any remainder and cook with the other cookies.
Before the cookies are cool, you have the option of covering with granulated sugar. Once they are cool, you can decorate as desired, using icing, sprinkles, or just about anything you want. Keep in mind that if you are using icing you should wait until the cookies are cool, but otherwise decorate as soon as the cookies are out of the oven so that the decorations stick better.
Obviously this is a recipe that you need to spend some time perfecting. Practice until you are comfortable with the recipe as it just the basic recipe for so much more.
The basic recipe is to combine the following in a bowl until blended:
1-1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup room-temperature butter (margarine may be substituted, but do not use a vegetable oil spread)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
Then, blend in:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
(2-1/2 cups self-rising flour may be substituted for all three ingredients)
Cut the dough in half. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut using cookie cutters (dip in flour with each cookie to avoid sticking). Put the cookies on the sheet and cook for 7-8 minutes or until the edges are brown, then cool on a wire rack. Repeat with the other half of the dough. You can re-use any extra dough until there is too little to cut; flatten any remainder and cook with the other cookies.
Before the cookies are cool, you have the option of covering with granulated sugar. Once they are cool, you can decorate as desired, using icing, sprinkles, or just about anything you want. Keep in mind that if you are using icing you should wait until the cookies are cool, but otherwise decorate as soon as the cookies are out of the oven so that the decorations stick better.
Obviously this is a recipe that you need to spend some time perfecting. Practice until you are comfortable with the recipe as it just the basic recipe for so much more.
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