Name: Easy No-Chill Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 29 min
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted COLD butter, sliced into tablespoon portions before mixing; 2 cups white granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons COLD half and half; 1 teaspoon almond extract, vanilla extract or peppermint extract; 3 COLD large eggs; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 cups powdered sugar; 1/4 cup half and half

Description

Easy, chewy, no-chill, cut-out sugar cookies that are perfect to bake and decorate for any holiday!

Ingredients

Cookies:

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted COLD butter, sliced into tablespoon portions before mixing
2 cups white granulated sugar
2 tablespoons COLD half and half
1 teaspoon almond extract, vanilla extract or peppermint extract
3 COLD large eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Icing:

3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup half and half

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cold butter and sugar just until creamy. Try not to over beat the dough so the butter stays cold. Beat in the half and half and almond extract and then the eggs, one at a time, until mixture is well combined. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix on low speed until a thick dough forms. *If the dough seems too wet, add an additional 1/4 cup of flour at a time until it comes together smoothly.
On a floured surface, roll half of the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Repeat with remaining dough until you’ve used it all.
Place cookies about an inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake for about 7-9 minutes, rotating cookie sheets after 5 minutes, or until cookies are just set and starting to turn light brown around the edges. Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the icing, whisk 3 cups powdered sugar and 1/4 cup half and half in a medium bowl until smooth and spreadable. Spread a thin layer of icing on one cookie at a time and immediately garnish with sprinkles before the icing sets. Repeat with remaining cookies.

Notes

Store frosted cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Baked cookies (not iced or decorated) can be frozen for up to 3 months. Let cookies cool completely, stack with parchment paper in between each layer of cookies and store in a freezer safe container or resealable plastic bag. Let thaw completely at room temperature before icing.

Cookie dough can also be frozen up to 3 months. Wrap the cookie dough tightly in plastic wrap and then place in a freezer safe resealable plastic bag to freeze. Let defrost in the refrigerator overnight before rolling out and cutting into shapes to bake.