Largebatchsugarcookies Recipes

THE BEST SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the 4 sticks (2 cups) of butter and 2 cups of white sugar to your mixer. A word about the butter, we use Sweet Cream Salted Butter when we are baking and I think it tastes great with these sugar cookies too. The butter needs to be softened but still cold. A prime culprit for dry sugar cookie dough is butter that is too warm and soft. I let the butter sit out on the counter for just under an hour before I start making the cookies - this seems to be the perfect amount of time for me. The butter is still cold to the touch but you can press into the stick with your fingers. In the past, when in a rush, I have softened the butter in the microwave but inevitably the dough that I get is on the "crumbly" side.
• Cream the butter and sugar until it is completely mixed (3 minutes on medium-high should do the trick.)
• Add 2 tablespoons of vanilla and 2 eggs. I know that sounds like a lot of vanilla but this recipe needs a little extra moisture and the cookies will taste great.
• Mix the cookie dough until light and fluffy (about 3 more minutes.)
• Add 4 teaspoons of Baking Powder and mix.
• Mix in the 6 cups of flour two cups at a time. Don't over-mix the dough when you are adding the dry ingredients. Mix it only until the flour is incorporated into the dough.
• After you have added the 6 cups of Flour the dough should be firm but not dry or crumbly. If the dough seems to dry, add a tiny bit of vanilla or milk (start with a teaspoon) and mix again.
• Roll a handful of the dough out on a prepared surface until it's about 3/8" thick.
• Cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
• Bake in an oven pre-heated to 350 degrees for 6-10 minutes depending on the size of the cookie cutter you used. Do not over-bake! We like thicker sugar cookies so they will hold a good amount of frosting. If you make your cookies on the thick side as we have done in the pictures here, you should cook them 9-10 minutes. They might not look done to you but they are. Take them out of the oven. You don't want them to start browning around the edges the way a Chocolate Chip Cookie would, for example. The cookies should be set and just bet starting to slightly brown around the edges. Over-baking is the prime culprit if you feel your sugar cookies seem dry. If you roll out thinner cookies, or use smaller cookie cutters than the ones we have used here, you should only bake the cookies 6 or 7 minutes.
• Let your cookies cool and then they are ready for frosting. We use our Best Buttercream Frosting recipe with these Best Sugar Cookies. The frosting is easy to color and tastes so delicious and yummy on these Sugar Cookies. You will have all the tips and tricks to make this yummy homemade sugar cookie frosting right here.

SHEET PAN COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 18 x 13 half sheet baking pan (standard sized baking pan) with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large bowl with a hand mixer or a stand up mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about two minutes. Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix to combine. Fold in the two bags of chocolate chips, save a few for sprinkling over the top of the bars.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread with rubber spatula or damp hands. Sprinkle on the remaining chips. Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden brown. Cool on wire rack completely. Cut into squares.

LARGE BATCH CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter, brown and granulated sugar together on medium speed, beating until light and fluffy about 2-3 minutes. Add in eggs and vanilla and mix until incorporated on low speed. Turn mixer up to medium-high and mix for 1 minute.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl if needed. Add the cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Mix for 30 seconds then slowly add the flour. Mix until fully incorporated.
• Add the chocolate chips and either beat for a few seconds on low speed or fold in by hand.
• Drop 2 tablespoons of the dough or roll into balls onto a lined baking sheet. Top with more chocolate chips if desired. Cover with plastic wrap and chill the dough for at least 1 hour or longer. (Overnight or a couple of days works too.) Or chill for 20-25 minutes in the freezer.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 F. Spread cookie dough on baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spaced 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are just golden. Make sure not to over bake, the cookies will set up as they cool.
• Remove from oven, let cool on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes, and then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling. (Store in an airtight container.)

GIANT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with one rack in upper third and another in lower third. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium-high, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 to 4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla; beat well to combine.
• With mixer on low, add half the flour mixture, followed by sour cream, then remaining flour mixture; mix just until smooth. (Dough will be stiff; you may need to finish mixing it by hand with a wooden spoon.)
• Drop mounds of dough, each equal to about 3 tablespoons, 3 to 4 inches apart, onto two ungreased baking sheets; sprinkle with sugar. Bake until edges of cookies are just firm and tops are barely beginning to brown, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheets once halfway through. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.

SMALL-BATCH SUGAR COOKIES (3 WAYS)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F and a line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add egg yolk and vanilla (or almond extract) and beat until well-combined.
• Add flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix until there is no dry flour left at the bottom of the bowl and the dough begins to clump.
• Divide dough into six parts and roll into balls. If rolling in sprinkles or sugar, do so now.
• Place dough on the prepared cookie sheet, well-spaced, and use the palm of your hand to press cookies out to 1/2-inch thick (no thinner).
• Bake for 9 to 12 minutes, until you see just a hint of golden color around the bottom edges of the cookies. Cool completely on the cookie sheet.
• Once cookies are cooled, in a medium bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Stir until well-combined.
• Add corn syrup and stir until smooth. Add about 2 to 4 drops of food coloring if desired and stir until uniform in color. Add more milk if necessary to get a drizzling consistency.
• Spoon over cookies and allow 10 to 15 minutes for the glaze to set. Enjoy!

BIG BATCH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in the nuts and chips. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

LARGE BATCH SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together flour, salt, soda, and baking powder and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well. Add vanilla, beat. Add milk, beat. Slowly add in the flour mixture, one to two cups at a time, and mix well.
• When all ingredients have been added in, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least two hours or overnight before baking.
• Before baking, preheat the oven to 350.
• Scoop dough by teaspoon-fulls and roll into balls, then place onto cookie sheet. Use a kitchen glass dipped in white sugar to flatten the balls of dough. Bake in preheated oven aprox 12 min, or until golden.
• Let set on cookie sheet for aprox 3 min, until firm, then transfer to cooling rack, or wax paper, to cool completely.
• *These can also be sprinkled with Cinnamon before baking to make Snickerdoodle or Spice Cookies.

BIG BATCH SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl cream together the powdered sugar, white sugar and butter. In a separate bowl beat the eggs and then stir in the vanilla, cooking oil, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Add in the flour and mix the two mixtures together. Form into small balls and roll in plain sugar or in cinnamon and sugar. Place on a cookie sheet and flatten with the bottom of a glass. Bake at 375 degrees F for 9 to 10 minutes.

BIG BATCH SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar, beat till light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla Sift flour and soda, add slowly to creamed mixture. Chill 3-4 hours* Roll out, cut, Bake in preheated 375F oven for 6-8 minutes* decorate as desired after cookies are cooled Cooks notes: *after dough is chilled only remove a small amount for rolling and cutting at a time as dough will get sticky if not kept chilled. *the less time you bake the softer the cookie will be after cooling