Frosted Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Easy, soft cut out sugar cookies frosted with cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with colorful sprinkles. Only few ingredients required to make these yummy cookies. They are great for spring parties, Easter, First Holy Communion or any other holiday.
Easy-to-make cut-out sugar cookies that are perfect for Easter, Valentine’s Day, First Communion, or any other holiday. These basic cookies are frosted with cream cheese and decorated with sprinkles and fresh berries. I’ve been baking these cookies for a long time now. They are the best, soft, easy cut-out sugar cookies ever. It is our tradition to basically make them for any holiday. These sprinkle-topped cookies are perfect to make at home with your children.
Frosted Cut Out Sugar Cookies Recipe
Texture: soft.
Taste: sweet with cream cheese flavor.
Simplicity: very simple, combine dry with wet ingredients and bake for approximately 10 minutes.
Meal Type: dessert, Easter, Holidays.
Easter Cookies Ingredients Needed
- All-Purpose Flour – regular plain all-purpose flour will work the best for this recipe.
- Baking Powder – leavening agent needed.
- Powdered Sugar – to sweeten cut out cookies.
- Unsalted Butter – softened, to add moisture to the cookies.
- Vanilla Extract – to enhance the flavor.
- Egg – needed for moisture and stability.
- Cream Cheese – frosting for sugar cookies.
- Sprinkles, Fruits etc. – to decorate cookies.
How to make Frosted Sugar Cookies
- (Full recipe below). First of all, my secret to these cookies is that I don’t chill my dough, nor do I use cold butter. Therefore, let me tell you how I make my Easter cut-out sugar cookies. I only need flour, powdered sugar, softened butter, vanilla extract, and 1 egg.
- Next, combine all the ingredients together and form a ball of dough. Divide the dough into portions and roll each one out on a flat surface. Use cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes. Don’t hesitate to generously flour the surface to prevent the dough from sticking.
- Cut the cookies with cookie cutter. Bake for 6 – 10 minutes at 350 F.
How to Decorate Sugar Cookies
For these Easter cookies I make the most incredible frosting with 3 easy ingredients: cream cheese, powdered sugar and butter. Combine all ingredients together with electric mixer. Decorate cookies with a spoon or use piping bag. Add toppings like sprinkles and fruits.
Basic Cut Out Cookies Tips
- You should divide the dough into two equal sections. Lightly flour the surface and roll out one section until it reaches about 1/4 inch thickness, adjusting as desired for your preferred cookie thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes from the dough. Repeat the process with the second section of dough. Continue working with the dough until you have cut out all the cookies. Arrange them neatly on parchment paper.
- Avoid overbaking these cookies as they will become too hard.
- You don’t need a piping bag for frosting; simply use a spoon to frost these cookies.
- SUBSTITUTIONS: Cut the cookies into your desired shapes. Feel free to add any sprinkles you have or any fruits of your choice.
Basic Cut Out Sugar Cookies FAQ’s
Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just incorporated to prevent the cookies from becoming hard. Additionally, keep in mind that longer baking times will result in harder cookies, whereas shorter baking times will yield a softer texture.
These cut-out sugar cookies are easy to make; they require only a few ingredients and no chilling time. The most challenging part is rolling out the dough and cutting shapes with cookie cutters.
Basic cut out cookies will last 1 to 2 weeks at room temperature in an airtight container. but they may start to lose their freshness and flavor over time. Once cookies are frosted with cream cheese, they need to be stored properly in the refrigerator since cream cheese contains dairy.
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Easter Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 egg
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz. cream cheese half brick
- 5 Tbsp. powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter softened
Extras
- 1/4 cup sprinkles
- 10 strawberries
- 10 blueberries
- Flour for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare baking pan with parchment paper or reusable baking mat.
- In a large bowl combine flour and baking powder and set aside.1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. baking powder
- In another bowl mix with electric mixer unsalted butter with powdered sugar until smooth. Add vanilla extract and egg. Beat all ingredients together.1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1/3 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract, 1 egg
- Add dry ingredients to the wet and knead by hand or with the mixer and dough attachment.
- Divide the dough into two sections. Flour the surface and roll out one section until it's about 1/4 inch thick, adjusting thickness based on your cookie preference. Cut out the cookies using a cookie cutter. Repeat the process with the second section of dough. Work with the dough until you have cut out all the cookies. Arrange them neatly on parchment paper.Flour for dusting
- Bake for 6 to 10 minutes, beginning to check for doneness after 6 minutes to prevent burning.
- Cool off cookies completely before frosting.
- To make the frosting mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and unsalted butter with electric mixer until smooth.4 oz. cream cheese, 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter, 5 Tbsp. powdered sugar
- Decorate each cookie with frosting using spoon or piping bag.
- Decorate with sprinkles and berries.1/4 cup sprinkles, 10 strawberries, 10 blueberries
- They are fine for a day on the countertop but they should be stored in airtight container in the fridge if you keep them longer then 1 day since they are frosted with cream cheese.
Equipment needed
Notes
- You should divide the dough into two equal sections. Lightly flour the surface and roll out one section until it reaches about 1/4 inch thickness, adjusting as desired for your preferred cookie thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes from the dough. Repeat the process with the second section of dough. Continue working with the dough until you have cut out all the cookies. Arrange them neatly on parchment paper.
- Avoid overbaking these cookies as they will become too hard.
- You don’t need a piping bag for frosting; simply use a spoon to frost these cookies.
- SUBSTITUTIONS: Cut the cookies into your desired shapes. Feel free to add any sprinkles you have or any fruits of your choice.
Nutrition
Easter Brunch Menu Ideas
I just love Easter cut out sugar cookies. I prefer a little bit additional butter to make them softer and smooth.
Hello Stella, thank you for visiting my blog. Yes I will consider adding more butter next time when I will make them. I like your idea of making them more softer and smooth.