Sugar cookie

Sugar cookies are a type of cookie traditionally made from flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla. The ingredients are mixed together and then rolled out and cut into shapes. They are commonly baked during the Christmas and holiday season, but can be made year-round.

The origin of sugar cookies is unknown, but they have been around for centuries. One theory is that they originated in Germany, where they were known as "pfeffernuesse" or "peppernuts." Another theory is that they originated in the Netherlands, where they were known as " speculaas ."

The first recipe for sugar cookies in the United States was published in 1796 by Amelia Simmons in her cookbook, "American Cookery." The recipe did not include vanilla, which was not widely available at that time.

Advice

dough

When making sugar cookie dough, it is important to make sure that all of the ingredients are at room temperature before beginning. This will help the dough to mix more easily and evenly. It is also important to make sure that you cream your butter and sugar together thoroughly before adding in the other ingredients. This will help to ensure that your cookies will be light and fluffy. Lastly, always make sure to chill the dough for at least one hour before baking. This will help to keep your cookies from spreading too much and maintain their shape.

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Recipes

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Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies

  • ROYAL ICING
  • food coloring
  • tartar cream
  • salt
  • egg white
  • confectioners sugar
  • COOKIES
  • butter
  • tartar cream
  • baking soda
  • egg
  • confectioners sugar
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • all purpose flour
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Chewy Earl Grey Sugar Cookies

  • earl grey tea
  • egg
  • sugar
  • light brown sugar
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • orange zest
  • butter
  • vanilla extract
  • all purpose flour
  • salt
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Angel Sugar Cookies

  • blue sanding sugar
  • purple sanding sugar
  • canola
  • sugar
  • powdered sugar
  • baking soda
  • tartar cream
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • butter
  • all purpose flour
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Granny's Sugar Cookies

  • colored sprinkle
  • various coloring
  • vanilla extract
  • baking soda
  • tartar cream
  • salt
  • butter
  • powdered sugar
  • sugar
  • egg
  • butter
  • all purpose flour
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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

  • butter
  • vanilla extract
  • salt
  • sugar
  • vegetable shortening
  • egg
  • cocoa powder
  • all purpose flour
  • baking powder
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Toasted Coconut Sugar Cookies

  • butter
  • baking soda
  • coconut extract
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • sugar
  • sweetened coconut
  • baking powder
  • lemon juice
  • egg
  • all purpose flour
  • sugar
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Super Soft Sugar Cookies

  • sugar
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • butter
  • milk
  • almond extract
  • baking powder
  • egg
  • vegetable shortening
  • all purpose flour
  • powdered sugar
  • cream cheese
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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

  • egg large yolk
  • butter
  • dutch process cocoa powder
  • sugar
  • all purpose flour
  • vanilla extract
  • baking soda
  • salt
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Sugar Cookie Recipe

  • vanilla extract
  • sugar
  • salt
  • egg
  • milk
  • baking powder
  • shortening
  • all purpose flour
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Dairy-Free Sugar Cookies Recipe

  • vegan butter
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • sugar
  • powdered sugar
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • all purpose flour
  • decorative sanding sugar
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The Best Sugar Cookies Ever!

  • egg
  • butter
  • almond extract
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • all purpose flour
  • sugar
  • powdered sugar
  • cream cheese
  • food coloring
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SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

  • sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • baking powder
  • milk
  • sour cream
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • butter
  • egg
  • powdered sugar
  • all purpose flour
  • food coloring
  • sprinkle
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Animal Sugar Cookies

  • food coloring
  • powdered sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • butter
  • tube sugar cookie dough
  • all purpose flour
  • water
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Coconut and Lime Frosted Soft Sugar Cookies

  • lime zest
  • egg
  • lime juice
  • half
  • butter
  • sweetened coconut
  • baking soda
  • tartar cream
  • salt
  • vegetable oil
  • butter
  • powdered sugar
  • sugar
  • all purpose flour
  • coconut extract
  • cream cheese
  • frosting
  • lime sliver
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Pink Grapefruit Sugar Cookies

  • FROSTING AND ASSEMBLY
  • red gel coloring
  • pink grapefruit zest
  • vanilla extract
  • butter
  • heavy cream
  • salt
  • powdered sugar
  • COOKIES
  • sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • butter
  • salt
  • sour cream
  • cornstarch
  • pink grapefruit zest
  • all purpose flour
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
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Sugar Cookies

  • butter
  • lemon zest
  • almond extract
  • baking soda
  • tartar cream
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • salt
  • all purpose flour
  • powdered sugar
  • this cashew frosting
  • sugar
  • this glaze
  • royal icing
  • supernatural white sequin
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Brown Sugar Cookies

  • sugar
  • food coloring
  • sprinkle
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • butter
  • meringue powder
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • all purpose flour
  • light brown sugar
  • confectioners sugar
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Soft Chocolate Sugar Cookies

  • butter
  • baking soda
  • cocoa powder
  • sugar
  • baking powder
  • all purpose flour
  • dark brown sugar
  • cocoa powder
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • salt
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Conversation Heart Sugar Cookies

  • butter
  • baking powder
  • light corn syrup
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • tub gel coloring
  • water
  • sugar
  • almond extract
  • buttermilk
  • egg
  • meringue powder
  • powdered sugar
  • all purpose flour
  • royal icing
  • sugar cookie
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Border Sugar Cookies

  • sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • pecan
  • potato chip
  • sugar
  • all purpose flour
  • salt
  • semisweet chocolate
  • butter
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Keto Sugar Cookies

  • almond flour
  • vanilla extract
  • butter
  • baking powder
  • coconut flour
  • orange zest
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Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

  • powdered sugar
  • salt
  • butter
  • sugar
  • cinnamon
  • egg
  • brown sugar
  • vanilla
  • milk
  • butter
  • all purpose flour
  • butter
  • almond extract
  • cream cheese
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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

  • sugar
  • cooking spray
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • cocoa powder
  • salt
  • all purpose flour
  • sugar
  • baking powder
  • confectioners sugar
  • meringue powder
  • butter
  • baking soda
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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

  • butter
  • baking powder
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • sugar
  • cocoa powder
  • cream cheese
  • baking soda
  • light corn syrup
  • sweet chocolate chip
  • all purpose flour
  • salt
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Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

  • vanilla
  • egg
  • pumpkin puree
  • butter
  • sugar
  • vegetable oil
  • baking soda
  • tartar cream
  • pumpkin pie spice
  • salt
  • powdered sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • all purpose flour
  • cream cheese
  • jimmy
  • pumpkin pie spice
  • sprinkle
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Sprinkle-Splosion Sugar Cookies

  • egg yolk
  • egg
  • italian buttercream
  • confectioners sugar
  • butter
  • light brown sugar
  • sprinkle
  • sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • all purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
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Soft Sugar Cookies

  • butter
  • sugar
  • baking soda
  • powdered sugar
  • salt
  • sugar
  • almond extract
  • baking powder
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • all purpose flour
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Spiral Christmas Sugar Cookies

  • butter
  • baking powder
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • sugar
  • cream cheese
  • almond extract
  • baking soda
  • corn syrup
  • all purpose flour
  • salt
  • green coloring
  • red coloring
  • red
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Easter Egg Sugar Cookies

  • lemon extract
  • vanilla extract
  • butter
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • all purpose flour
  • sour cream
  • egg yolk
  • sugar
  • meringue powder
  • powdered sugar
  • water
  • gel coloring
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Salted Caramel Sugar Cookies

  • egg
  • butter
  • baking soda
  • tartar cream
  • salt
  • vanilla bean paste
  • heavy cream
  • vegetable oil
  • cinnamon
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • sugar
  • all purpose flour
  • powdered sugar
  • salt
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Swig Sugar Cookies

  • salt
  • butter
  • baking soda
  • tartar cream
  • sugar
  • sour cream
  • water
  • egg
  • milk
  • vegetable oil
  • powdered sugar
  • all purpose flour
  • red
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Christmas Sugar Cookies

  • confectionersand#x27 sugar
  • light corn syrup
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • butter
  • sugar
  • baking powder
  • milk
  • egg
  • all purpose flour
  • colored sugar
  • food coloring
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Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

  • glaze
  • salt
  • heavy cream
  • powdered sugar
  • egg
  • sugar
  • vanilla
  • sour cream
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • shortening
  • butter
  • all purpose flour
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Vegan Sugar Cookies

  • vanilla extract
  • confectioners sugar
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • all purpose flour
  • cornstarch
  • plant based
  • sugar
  • vegan
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Easter Egg Sugar Cookies

  • food coloring
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • butter
  • sugar
  • salt
  • baking soda
  • all purpose flour
  • confectioners sugar
  • milk
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Pencil Sugar Cookies

  • chocolate chip
  • pink coloring
  • white chocolate chip
  • coconut oil
  • sugar wafer cooky
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Basic Sugar Cookie

  • royal icing
  • sugar
  • vegetable shortening
  • confectioners sugar
  • egg
  • minus water
  • tartar cream
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • water
  • egg white
  • white corn syrup
  • all purpose flour
  • meringue powder
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Nutella Sugar Cookies

  • butter
  • vanilla extract
  • baking powder
  • egg
  • sugar
  • cream cheese
  • baking soda
  • hazelnut extract
  • tb light corn syrup
  • nutella
  • salt
  • all purpose flour

Ingredient Breakdown

 
salt
sugar
butter
all purpose flour
vanilla extract
egg
baking powder
baking soda
powdered sugar
milk
cream cheese
tartar cream
confectioners sugar
almond extract
vanilla
food coloring
vegetable oil
meringue powder
water
sprinkle
egg yolk
heavy cream
cake flour
light brown sugar
vanilla bean
cinnamon
cocoa powder
sour cream
royal icing
egg white
coconut extract
light corn syrup
nutmeg
vegetable shortening
lemon zest
sweetened coconut
cornstarch
orange zest
matcha
lemon juice
shortening
colored sugar
lime zest
lime juice
pink grapefruit zest
pumpkin pie spice
lemon extract
tarter cream
red
raspberry
earl grey tea
caramel sauce
blue sanding sugar
purple sanding sugar
canola
colored sprinkle
various coloring
cinnamon sugar
icing
jam
honey
white chocolate
egg large yolk
dutch process cocoa powder
beet juice
vegan butter
decorative sanding sugar
aniseed
brandy
wheat flour
tube sugar cookie dough
half
frosting
lime sliver
eggnog
red gel coloring
this cashew frosting
this glaze
supernatural white sequin
dark brown sugar
tub gel coloring
buttermilk
sugar cookie
sanding sugar
butter pliable
pecan
potato chip
semisweet chocolate
almond flour
coconut flour
brown sugar
crème fraîche
colorful sprinkle
cooking spray
large egg
red hot
green
red andes peppermint crunch chip
candy cane
sweet chocolate chip
pumpkin puree
jimmy
confectioner' sugar
danish butter
gluten-free flour
italian buttercream
chocolate mandm '
sweet rice flour
xanthan gum
white rice flour
solid shortening
strawberry
corn syrup
green coloring
red coloring
gel coloring
vanilla bean paste
cocoa
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black icing
confectionersand#x27 sugar
apricot jam
plant based
vegan
chocolate chip
pink coloring
white chocolate chip
coconut oil
sugar wafer cooky
roll refrigerator pie dough
decorative sugar
minus water
white corn syrup
cacao powder
hazelnut extract
tb light corn syrup
nutella

Insights

Staple Ingredients

  • salt 70%
  • butter 69%
  • sugar 68%
  • all purpose flour 66%
  • egg 62%
  • vanilla extract 60%

Common Ingredients

  • baking powder 44%
  • baking soda 34%
  • powdered sugar 28%

Usual Ingredients

  • milk 16%
  • cream cheese 13%
  • almond extract 11%
  • tartar cream 10%
  • vanilla 10%
  • confectioners sugar 10%
  • vegetable oil 10%
  • food coloring 9%
  • meringue powder 8%
  • egg yolk 7%
  • sprinkle 7%
  • water 7%
  • cake flour 5%
  • cinnamon 5%
  • heavy cream 5% See More
  • light brown sugar 5%
  • sour cream 5%