Mary's Sugar Cookies
Mary's Sugar Cookies are a classic sugar cookie recipe with buttercream icing and sprinkles.
Servings 30 cookies
Calories 209kcal
Ingredients
For the cookies
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar 163g
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 sticks
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla I used McCormick
- ½ teaspoon almond flavoring
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 330g
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
For the frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1 stick
- 4 cups powdered sugar 454g
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 tablespoons milk or more, enough to make it spreadable
- Optional garnish - sprinkles
Instructions
For the cookies
- Mix sugar and butter. Add egg and flavorings; mix thoroughly. Measure flour. Stir dry ingredients together and blend in. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Heat oven to 350°F. Divide dough in half and roll 3/16" thick on lightly floured surface. (I roll it between two sheets of parchment.) Cut with cookie cutter. Place on lightly greased baking sheet or, if using parchment paper to roll out cookies, just place the parchment paper with cut cookies right onto a cookie sheet. Bake 7-9 minutes or until delicately golden. Makes 30 (3") round cookies.
For the frosting
- Meanwhile, make the frosting. Beat butter, sugar, milk and vanilla together until smooth and creamy. Frost cookies and add sprinkles, if desired.
Notes
Recipe inspired by Betty Crocker's Cooky Book, Mary Herman
Nutrition
Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg