Sugar Cookies Recipe For Decorating. 2 cups granulated sugar 2 Cups 4 sticks salted butter softened 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 teaspoon your flavoring of choice. Our Easy Sugar Cookies recipe uses equal parts sugar and butter at its base.
Bake for 11-12 minutes until lightly browned around the edges. In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl using a hand mixer cream the butter with the sugar until smooth and combined. Make sure you rotate the baking sheet halfway through bake time.
For decorated cookies youll want to use a sugar cookie recipe that more resembles a shortbread than a soft chewy cookie.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet. Use buttercream or royal icing to decorate the cookies. This method serves as a great base for all kinds of embellishments. Preheat oven to 350F.