Need an absolutely foolproof sugar cookie recipe

[Anonymous]

I need your best ever sugar cooker recipe! Last year we made a bunch and while the decorations were beautiful, they were really hard and not that tasty.

[Anonymous]

Honestly? Pillsbury. 😉

[Anonymous]

This is my go-to

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

[Anonymous]

Sally’s Baking Addiction

[Anonymous]

Whatever recipe you use-
Use parchment paper, turn oven 10 degrees or more lower than the recipe calls for, take cookies out of the oven a few minutes (or more) before the recipe calls for, then cool on pan before sliding off onto the rack, use cool/cold cookie sheets (I stick my warm ones in the freezer for a couple minutes before loading up with another batch of dough)
Most important * undercooked cookies are always better than overcooked

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is my go-to

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

I've made these and they are good! I strongly recommend following the advice in the comments to roll them out using powdered sugar instead of flour. And roll them thick for a softer cookie, which I prefer. I also like them with since almond extract added.

[Anonymous]

Stella Parks's recipe on Serious Eats is the best I've tried.

[Anonymous]

For kids, I often use the betty crocker mix. They're super sweet and not awesome, but they sure can withstand the rolling and cutting and kid fingers better than scratch recipes.

[Anonymous]

https://prettysimplesweet.com/sugar-cookies/

I just made these tonight. I wish I'd done what a pp suggested and had the oven 10 degrees cooler. No baking powder (it's optional in this recipe, if you want puffier cookies). I rolled them thinner than the recipe called for, which is another reason I should have reduced the temp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is my go-to

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

I've made these and they are good! I strongly recommend following the advice in the comments to roll them out using powdered sugar instead of flour. And roll them thick for a softer cookie, which I prefer. I also like them with since almond extract added.

I've wondered about doing that, makes perfect sense.

[Anonymous]

I absolutely love this recipe.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/124669/icebox-sugar-cookies/

[Anonymous]

No chill https://www.inkatrinaskitchen.com/best-sugar-cookie-recipe-ever/

[Anonymous]

Mamie Eisenhower sugar cookie recipe
https://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/333/MamieEisenhowersSugarCooki65136.shtml

[Anonymous]

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sugar-cookies-recipe-1914697

[Anonymous]

Are you going for flavor and holding the shape isn't important, or are you making them for decorating and you really don't want them to spread?