The Best Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies Recipe

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The Best Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
1673
Calories
Total time
20
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar (i like just 1 cup so they are not o.tsp.t sweet!)
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/4-1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 lb confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 3 -4 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • food coloring (optional)
  • candy sprinkles (optional)
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 6 -7 tsp milk
  • assorted food coloring

Directions:

  1. Cookies:.
  2. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Beat until well mixed, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
  3. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour. Cover & refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
  4. Preheat oven to 375°F Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in 1/4 to 1/3 cup sugar. Place balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  5. Bake for 5-10 minutes depending on how you like them. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
  6. Frosting:.
  7. Beat the butter, add sifted sugar & mix well. Add the vanilla, enough milk to reach the consistency you want & the tint to desired colour.
  8. Spread the frosting over the cookies using a pallet knife. Allow to sit for a few minutes then add sprinkles. Don't use the sprinkles right after frosting or they will absorb moisture & leach their colour!
  9. Glaze:.
  10. Stir confectioners' sugar, milk and extract in small bowl until smooth. Stir in corn syrup until glaze is smooth and glossy. (If glaze is too thick, stir in small amount of additional corn syrup.)
  11. Stir in 3 to 4 drops food color until evenly distributed and glaze is smooth. Add additional drops of food color until glaze is of desired color.
  12. To glaze cookies, place cooling rack on foil-lined baking sheet. Holding a cookie by its edge, dip the top of cookie into glaze. (Or spoon the glaze onto cookies using a teaspoon. Cookies can also be glazed using a new small paintbrush.) Place glazed cookies on cooling rack to dry. (The foil-covered baking sheet will catch any drips.)
  13. Use contrasting glaze colors to decorate glazed cookies, if desired. Place small amount of contrasting glaze in small resealable plastic bag. Snip off tiny piece of the corner of the plastic bag. Create design by squeezing contrasting glaze onto cookies. Allow glazed cookies to dry thoroughly before stacking.
  14. If you would like more than one color of glaze, divide untinted glaze among separate small bowls. Tint each one a different color by stirring in 1 to 2 drops food color until evenly distributed and glaze is smooth. Add additional drops food color until glaze is of desired color. (.
  15. If cookie is decorated with contrasting glaze before glazed cookie is allowed to dry, glaze colors will blend slightly, creating a softer, more muted design).
  16. Allow glaze to dry before storing cookies in airtight containers.
  17. Note: Use glaze soon after preparing. Do not refrigerate glaze, as it will begin to harden.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1673.23 Kcal (7005 kJ)
Calories from fat 553.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 61.53g 95%
Cholesterol 176.86mg 59%
Sodium 1665.42mg 69%
Potassium 425.72mg 9%
Total Carbs 276.01g 92%
Sugars 203.42g 814%
Dietary Fiber 7.6g 30%
Protein 11.58g 23%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 4.7mg 26%
Calcium 270.8mg 27%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 413.39 Kcal (1731 kJ)
Calories from fat 136.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.2g 95%
Cholesterol 43.7mg 59%
Sodium 411.46mg 69%
Potassium 105.18mg 9%
Total Carbs 68.19g 92%
Sugars 50.26g 814%
Dietary Fiber 1.88g 30%
Protein 2.86g 23%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Iron 1.2mg 26%
Calcium 66.9mg 27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 37.8
    Points
  • 46
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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