Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies recipe is easy to prepare and absolutely no rolling or cutting needed. These old fashioned drop sugar cookies take very little effort but turn out soft and delicious.
Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies recipe
This is the perfect recipe to make when you aren’t in the mood for a bunch of steps. This streamlined recipe for Old Fashioned Drop Sugar Cookies is very simple.
The results are still fantastic. You can enjoy rich and creamy sugar cookies with all the flavor you have come to expect. They really are outstanding and so much easier than cut out sugar cookies.
What are Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies?
These are a bit different than traditional rolled out cookies. This type of cookie is drop sugar cookies.
The sugar cookie dough is still just as tasty and the cookies turn out soft and fluffy.
It is a great time saver when you don’t want to fool with rolling, cutting and decorating with royal icing.
Ingredients
- Butter, softened at room temperature
- Granulated Sugar
- Large Eggs, at room temperature
- Vanilla Extract
- Milk
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
How to make Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies:
- Combine the butter and sugar. Beat together the butter and sugar with a hand held mixer or a stand up mixer. Then add in the eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
- Get out a separate mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and salt.
- Mix together the dry ingredients. Then gradually stir the dry ingredients (flour mixture) into the wet ingredients (butter mixture) until a dough forms.
- Refrigerate the dough. Cover and chill the dough for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven. Then preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Scoop the cookies. Use a teaspoon or cookie scoop to drop the cookie dough onto a prepared baking sheet with parchment paper into round balls. Flatten the cookie dough out slightly by using the bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar. This will also leave sugar on top for an even tastier cookie.
- Bake the cookies. Then bake for 12-15 minutes until the cookies are slightly golden brown. Make sure to rotate the baking sheets halfway through the baking time to ensure that the cookies are baked evenly.
- Allow to sit on the pan. Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then move the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
How to store:
Store any leftover cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Keep a piece of bread in the container with the cookies to keep them soft.
I would put a piece of wax paper in between the layers of cookies.
Storing in an airtight container should ensure freshness for these soft sugar cookies.
How to freeze:
Form the cookie dough balls as normal and flatten with a glass. Place on a baking sheet and freeze.
This will take about 3 to 5 hours. Once frozen, place inside an airtight storage container. Separate the layers of cookies with wax paper.
They can be frozen 1 to 2 months. When ready to bake, simply place on a baking sheet and cook as normal.
You may need to add an extra 1 to 2 minutes to the baking time if frozen.
Variation ideas
- Add sprinkles. This is an easy way to decorate the cookies for holidays and special occasions.
- Frosting. Add frosting to the cookies for an even tastier treat. You can use store bought or this easy Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Add frosting and sprinkles. This combination is so festive and always a hit with the kids.
Tips:
- Make sure to not over bake the cookies. They should be slightly golden brown and they will continue to set once they cool.
- Allow the cookies to sit before moving. If you remove from the baking sheet too soon, they will crumble.
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Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened at room temperature
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs at room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Tbsp Milk
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Beat together the butter and sugar with a hand held mixer or a stand up mixer. Then add in the eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and salt.
- Then gradually stir the dry ingredients (flour mixture) into the wet ingredients (butter mixture) until a dough forms. Cover and chill the dough for at least 2 hours.
- Then preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Use a teaspoon or cookie scoop to drop the cookie dough onto a prepared baking sheet into round balls. Flatten the cookie dough out slightly by using the bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar.
- Then bake for 12-15 minutes until the cookies are slightly golden brown. Make sure to rotate the baking sheets halfway through the baking time to ensure that the cookies are baked evenly.
- Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then move the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
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