553 sugar cookie recipes

NOTE: I think paste food color works better than liquid food coloring when tinting cookie dough. It's available in specialty markets and some party stores. Be careful: A little goes a long, long way.

No sugar, flavour is still so nice, and much healthier too!

Buttery and crunchy, they are great for making holiday cookies.

Cut-out sugar cookies for baby showers, weddings, or any holiday. A buttery, vanilla-and-cream rolled dough that holds shape through the oven for clean, decoratable cookies.

These are better than ordinary sugar cookies because of the flavoring.

Brown sugar refrigerator cookies with a butterscotchy flavour and a hint of orange zest. The dough chills into a log, slices thin, and cuts into fancy shapes for a crisp icebox cookie that yields 4-5 dozen.

These are a huge crowd pleaser and easy to make. It is a large recipe, and can easily be halved or doubled. Hope you enjoy!

Shortcut sugar cookies made with cookie mix, enriched with egg and vanilla for homemade flavor with half the work and mess.

Brown sugar chocolate chip cookies with extra brown sugar, a splash of corn syrup, and three full cups of semisweet chips. Soft, chewy centers, golden edges, and a deep butterscotch backbone.

These sugar-free pudding cookies are easy to make, and no worries about sugar.

These tasty treats are the perfect snacks for when traveling. Tastes amazing with tea or coffee!

Tiny green sugar cookie balls arranged in rings with candied cherry "berries" to make festive Christmas wreath cookies. A fun, easy holiday baking project for kids.

Topped with sliced almonds and a shiny glaze these cookies look just as fabulous as they taste.

Chocolate sugar cookies made with melted unsweetened chocolate and butter, rolled in sugar for a crackly, sparkly crust. Chewy centers with crisp edges, ready from one bowl with no mixer needed.

Tender sugar cookies filled with apricot preserves and sealed like hand pies, with a hint of nutmeg in the dough for warm spice.

Old-fashioned filled sugar cookies with a cooked raisin and nut filling sandwiched between two thin, almond-scented sugar cookie rounds. A classic heirloom cookie recipe.