Easy Cut-Out Sugar Cookies (The Best!)
This simple classic that Grandma used to bake at Christmas is totally stress-free, foolproof, and guaranteed to be a huge crowd-pleaser! :-)
Servings: 10
Calories: 201kcal
Equipment
- Thermomix
- Spatel
- Klarsichtfolie
- Nudelholz
- weihnachtliche Ausstecher
- Backblech
- Backpapier
- Silikonmatte (optional)
Zutaten
- Ingredients for 2–3 baking sheets:
- 250 g Flour (approx. 9 oz)
- 90 g Sugar (approx. 3 oz)
- 1 Egg
- 65 g Butter cold or softened, both work! (approx. 2.5 oz)
- 60 g Margarine cold (approx. 2 oz)
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 packet Vanilla sugar
Plus:
- Flour for rolling
- Powdered sugar or other decorations (optional)
Zubereitung
Prep:
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) (conventional top/bottom heat). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Instructions:
- 90 g Sugar, 1 Egg, 65 g Butter, 60 g Margarine, 1 packet Vanilla sugarAdd all ingredients except the flour and baking powder to the mixing bowl and combine for 30 sec. / speed 3.5.
- 250 g Flour, 1 tsp Baking powderThen add the flour and baking powder, and process on the dough setting for 4 min. until a smooth dough forms.
- The dough will still be very soft. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- 250 g Flour, Flour for rollingAfter chilling, briefly knead the dough again with your hands on a floured surface or, even better, a silicone mat. If it still feels too sticky, just knead in a little extra flour.
- 250 g Flour, Flour for rollingLightly dust your work surface and the top of the dough with flour again.
- Place a piece of parchment paper over the dough and roll it out to 3–5 mm thick with a rolling pin—this prevents it from sticking to the pin!
- Remove the top parchment paper, cut out cookies close together using holiday cookie cutters, and transfer them onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving a little space between each.
- Gather up the dough scraps, gently knead them back together, roll out, and cut out more cookies until you've used all the dough.
- Bake the sheets one at a time on the lower rack for 10–13 minutes, until the cookies are just lightly golden.
- Powdered sugar or other decorations (optional)Let the cookies cool completely, then enjoy them plain or decorate as desired!
Pro Tip: Always add flour gradually. Adding too much flour will dry out the dough, making it crumbly.
Pro Tip: Dip your cookie cutters in flour occasionally to keep the dough from sticking.
