Soft Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Best-ever recipe for soft sugar cookies you can roll and cut out with cookie cutters! Easy to make, no chilling required, and they don’t spread into shapeless blobs as they bake. Made with a secret ingredient that gives them the most incredible flavor, and topped with a cool sour cream icing.
INGREDIENTS
For the soft cut-out sugar cookies:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold
4 ounces (half a brick) cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
For the sour cream icing:
1/4 cup (half a stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup sour cream
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
pinch of kosher salt
drop of pink food coloring (optional)
white nonpareil sprinkles (optional garnish)
white sugar pearls (optional garnish)
INSTRUCTIONS
To make the soft cut-out sugar cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place the butter, cream cheese, and sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat on medium-low speed until smooth (about 1 minute).
- Add the egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract and mix on medium speed until combined.
- Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, then add the flour, cornstarch, and salt.
- Mix on medium-low speed until a stiff dough forms (about 1 minute).
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