1,891 sugar cookie recipes

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.

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

Rolled sugar cookies seasoned with ground mace, a warmer, floral cousin to nutmeg. The colonial-era twist on a basic cutout cookie. Yields three dozen.

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.

Classic rolled sugar cookies that hold their cut-out shape, perfect for cookie cutters and decorating. Crisp edges, soft centers, ready for icing or sprinkles.

Norwegian sandbakkels rolled-out sugar cookies with a buttery, sandy crumb. A traditional Scandinavian holiday cookie that bakes up crisp and tender.

Crisp sugar cookies rolled and cut into shapes, with crackly browned edges, a soft snap, and the kind of buttery vanilla flavor that takes well to a sugar dusting or royal icing.

Delicate cut-out sugar cookies: a tender, buttery rolled dough chilled, cut into hearts or any shape, and baked. Holds its edges for clean shapes, ready for frosting and decorating.

Crisp sugar cookies: thin, snappy roll-out cookies with vanilla and a hint of lemon, sprinkled with sugar before baking. Old-fashioned cookie jar staple that holds intricate cutter shapes.

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

Classic cut-out sugar cookies with lemon zest and vanilla that hold their shape beautifully. Buttery, crisp-edged, and ready for decorating with royal icing.

Easter sugar cookies: rolled and cut sugar cookies with lemon zest, perfect for Easter bunny and egg shapes. Two dozen pale, tender cookies ready to decorate.

Heart sugar cookies rolled and cut for Valentine's Day, with a tender vanilla crumb that holds its shape and stays soft. A no-fuss cutout cookie that bakes up clean-edged and ready to decorate.

Holiday sugar cookies: a tender, softly leavened cut-out cookie made with sour milk for tang and lift. Great-grandma's recipe that bakes pale and soft, ready for sprinkles and icing.

Sturdy rolled sugar cookies built to hold an impression. Butter, flour, egg, and a whisper of nutmeg make a dough firm enough to take rubber-stamp imprints or detailed cookie cutters without spreading.

Rolled sugar cookies with a tender, sturdy crumb that holds its shape through every cookie cutter. The chilled dough rolls cleanly to a quarter inch and bakes pale-edged, ready for royal icing or sprinkles.