Grammy's Kitchen · Sugar Cookies · The Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie
One of 28 sugar cookies recipes we measured
from joyfoodsunshine.com
It ranks #1 of 28 for chew among the sugar cookies recipes we compared. 1,146 cooks on joyfoodsunshine.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 28.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 69% | 73% |
| total sugar | 319% | 83% |
| egg | 30% | 19% |
| leavener | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 16% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 1 cup salted butter (softened) |
| 200 g | 1 cup granulated sugar |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs (room temperature) |
| 330 g | 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour* |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 800 g | 4 cups powdered sugar (sifted ) |
| 53 g | 3-4 Tablespoons milk (room temperature) |
| 51 g | 2 1/2 Tablespoons light corn syrup |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| Gel food coloring (optional) |
Method: 23 steps, published by joyfoodsunshine.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“First off the cookie is delicious, but I have a question regarding the icing. The recipe calls for 3 to 4 tablespoons of milk, and in the directions, it said to add more until it reaches the consistency you want. I ended up having to use about half a cup of mi” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made these for Easter. These are the best sugar cookies I've ever made. My sons and I were still thinking of them a day after they were gone! 😆 Thank you! Oh, and I cheated with store-bought cream whipped cheese frosting I had on hand. Thinned out w” — a cook, 5.0★