How to Make Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies are mostly made of vanilla, vinegar, salt, milk, sugar, baking soda, and eggs. Cookies such as chocolate chip cookies, are made in circular shapes, but this is not the case with sugar cookies. You can roll them with your hands, and even cut them with the help of cutters. Cookies are also decorated on special occasions, such as Christmas and New Year. You can decorate the sugar cookies by sprinkling some sugar or with icing. Sugar cookies can also be made in different shapes and sizes. More on cookie decorating.

There is a tradition in the USA since 1930, according to which, children keep milk and sugar cookies for Santa, every Christmas. The interesting thing is that, there is also a sugar cookie day, that is celebrated on July 9, and it is a holiday! Sugar cookies are made in different shapes, decorated in various styles, and exchanged between family and friends.

How to make sugar cookies? Making sugar cookies is quite easy, and can be fun. Let us learn how to make sugar cookies from scratch at home.

Ingredients

• 3 cups of flour
• 1 egg
• 3/4th teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 tablespoon of milk
• 1/4th teaspoon of salt
• Powdered sugar
• 1 cup of regular sugar
• 1 cup of softened butter

Method

1. Mix baking powder, flour, and salt together, and keep it aside.
2. Take butter and sugar in a bowl, and blend it well (till it becomes light in color.)
3. Add the egg and milk, and mix it well.
4. Slowly, add flour to the mixture, and make a dough.
5. Cut the dough into two parts, put in waxed paper, and keep it in the refrigerator for two hours.
6. Preheat the oven to the temperature of 375 degrees.
7. Sprinkle powdered sugar, where you'll roll the dough.
8. Smear powdered sugar on the rolling pin, and roll out the dough with 1/4th inch thickness. Check that the dough is not sticking.
9. If the dough has become a little warm, then place a cold cookie sheet on top of it for ten minutes.
10. Cut the cookies into any shape you want, and place them on the baking sheet with a distance of one inch between each other.
11. Bake them until the sides of the cookies have started turning brown, or approximately for 7 to 9 minutes. Rotate the cookie sheet halfway.
12. Remove the cookies from the oven, and wait for two minutes.
13. Place them on a wire rack for cooling.
14. Serve them (you can also decorate them as you wish)
15. Store the cookies in an air tight container.

This was a simple sugar cookie recipe. More on cookie recipes. Now that you have learnt how to make sugar cookies, let's look at the different types of sugar cookies.

Types of Sugar Cookies

Filled: You can fill a cookie with jams and jellies, and a variety of other things you wish. You can cut the unbaked cookie, and press the edges on top of the filling which is folded into half, or you can use a cutter and cut two cookies, place the filling on one cookie and then press the other cookie onto it.

Frosted: You can frost the sugar cookies with colored icing for any occasion. The two types of frosting commonly used, are poured icing and butter cream. Poured icing creates a hard shiny surface on top of the cookie, while butter cream gives them a creamy feel.

Cutouts: Cutout sugar cookies are made of dough and are thick, so they can be rolled on floured surfaces. They can be cut into different shapes and sizes, using cutters.

Variations: You can modify these sugar cookies by changing the ingredients according to your liking.

Drop: These cookies do not require cutting or rolling. You just need to drop these cookies on a greased cookie sheet and they are ready to be relished.

These different kinds of cookies are very easy to make and loved by one and all, especially the little ones. Try different shapes and colors to add a special touch to your sugar cookies and you are sure to see a 'sugary' smile on the face of your kids.