All you need is one good Easy Homemade Sugar Cookie Dough Recipe in order to make a wide variety of sweets utilizing sugar cookie dough such as homemade sugar cookies, desserts pizza's (with many topping variables), any kind of fun or holiday shaped cookie cutouts to decorate, etc., and you are set.
Plus it requires less than 10 minutes to make it yourself. Even less than the time it would take you to zoom to the store for it. It couldn't be any easier. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. 🙂
It may be convenient to grab ready-made sugar cookie dough at the grocery store when planning a quick dessert. Depending on your situation (if you're already at the store), it can be. But sometimes our thought process ends there. However, imagine how much healthier and cleaner the dough would be if you made it yourself.
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Unsalted butter (softened)
- Pure vanilla extract
How to Make Sugar Cookie Dough Recipe
Measure out the dry ingredients. Combine using a whisker. Sift dry ingredients into your electric mixer bowl, and then add sugar, softened butter, eggs, and vanilla.
Attach the dough hook attachment and let the mixer do the rest of the job for you. At the lowest speed, let it knead the dough for about 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl every minute or so.
Remove the dough from the bowl onto a working surface and knead it into a ball. You may divide the dough into as many pieces as you want. Use what you need now and freeze the rest for later.
No need to chill the dough if you're planning to use it right away. If it's needed in the near future, you may keep it refrigerated for up to two days, covered with plastic food wrap, or place it into a Ziploc bag and freeze it for up to a month.
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Easy Homemade Sugar Cookie Dough Recipe
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Dough Ingredients
- 3 cups (360 g) – all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. (5 ml) – baking soda
- 1 tsp. (5 ml) – baking powder
- ¼ tsp. (1.25 ml) – salt
- 2 large – eggs
- 1 cup (200 g) – sugar
- 8 oz. (226 g) – unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 tsp. (5 ml) – pure vanilla extract
Instructions
How to Make Sugar Cookie Dough
- Measure out the dry ingredients. Combine using a whisker. Sift dry ingredients into your electric mixer bowl, and then add sugar, softened butter, eggs, and vanilla.
- Attach the dough hook attachment and let the mixer to the rest of the job for you. On the lowest speed, let it knead the dough for about 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl every minute or so.
- Remove the dough from the bowl onto a working surface and knead it into a ball. You may divide the dough into as many pieces as you want. Use what you need now and freeze the rest for later.
- No need to chill the dough if you're planning to use it right away. If it's needed in the near future, you may keep it refrigerated for up to two days, covered with plastic food wrap, or place in a into a ziplock bag and freeze it up to a month.
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This recipe was originally posted on August 9, 2016, and updated on June 25, 2021. Enjoy!
I made these with my kiddos and they really enjoyed making them and eating them! So soft and delicious, much easier than my previous recipe I used. Thank you Valya!! 🙂
I'm so glad to hear that Yelena. I know what you mean; I've tried many sugar cookie dough recipes and they were either dry or hard. I created my own recipe and we do love it so much too. I really appreciate your feedback. 🙂
This dough is so soft & easy to work with! Also it's so easy & fast to make it! Thank you @Valya'sTasteOfHome for another amazing recipe!
Thank you for the review dear 🙂 I'm glad you liked this dough recipe.
Very awesome dough recipe. Here are a few tips that I discovered along the way as I was making it:
1) Sift the flour, baking soda, & baking powder into the KitchenAid mixing bowl.
2) Add the salt & mix the dry ingredients together with a whisker.
3) Add sugar, softened butter, eggs & vanilla.
4) Attach the dough hook attachment and let the mixer do the rest of the job for you.
This way you will only have 1 bowl to wash. Also, the salt does not go thru the sifter - so it's important to add the salt right into the KitchenAid bowl.
Also when you post the ingredient measurements, for the salt - it's teaspoon. ¼ tsp. salt.
Good catch Julie. I added tsp. to salt measurement. I had no problem sifting salt. Great idea to sift straight into a mixer bowl. Thanks for your comment.
What kind flour did you use? Canadian?
Thank you!
I used All-purpose flour. Thanks for asking 🙂
Hello ?
Made some sugar cookies with my toddlers today using your cookie dough recipe. It was a little messy but kids loved it!! Some cookies were thick, others too thin.. lol I even caught them eating the dough at one point.
I'm glad you guys had fun. My kids love to play with this dough, and they eat it too. I love spending time cooking with kids, even though it turns out not perfect and messy, lol. 🙂
What degree and time do these cook at?
Just like regular sugar cookies. 35O F (180 C) for about 10 minutes depending on the oven.
Thanks for an amazing recipe for cutout cookies!! My 13 year old made 5 batches so far!!! They are yummy and easy to make!! Thank you!!
You are very welcome! Enjoy!
Thank You so much Valya for such a great sugar cookie recipe! It was so simple to make the dough with my girls and then they had so much fun shaping and playing with it like play dough! And when we finally baked them, they were super soft and delicious! My kiddos said they were definitely better than store bought!
You are so very welcome Lana! Kid's (and adults;) absolutely love working with this dough. I'm so happy to hear that you had a great time with your kiddos. And thank you for sharing your experience with me! 🙂
Going to try your sugar cookie recipe today.
Do the cookies work as cut out shapes and actually hold their shape?
Yes, they are great for cut out cookies.
Hi Valya!
Thanks so much for this amazing recipe! my daughters and i made 3 batches! It was for the cookie decorating get-together for my daughter's friends. I made frosting recipes and bought a ton of sprinkles and the guests along with my kids made amazing looking and tasting cooies , they ate as much as they wanted and even took some home!
Very easy and tasty! 5 *****
Hi Julie!
That is awesome!!! This is the only cookie dough recipe I use for my kids to make cookies as well. Thank you for an amazing review! 🙂
Hello! I was wondering about flour measurements. It says 3cups then 360grams , isn't 3cups more then 360 grams, or did I miss something?
Thank you.
1 cup of flour roughly weights 120 g (some say 125 grams, but that doesn't make a big difference). So, 3 cups of flour equal to 360 grams. I hope that helps. Did you have a problem with the recipe?
Hello Valya, I don't see the temp for these cookies or how long to bake them at? also do grease your cookie sheet ?
Just like regular sugar cookies, 35O F for about 10 minutes or until light golden brown in color depends on the oven.
I enjoyed making these sugar cookies with my 3 yr old daughter who had a great time using christmas cookie cutter shapes to make beautiful sugar cookies. This is a keeper recipe. I like how the sugar cookies were not overly sweet so they paired well with vanilla buttercream frosting. I also shared these cookies with both sides of my family and they both asked for your recipe. ????????I did end up baking them a little longer this for about 15-17 min... have a wonderful Christmas and thank you for your recipes Valya????????????
Wow..., I'm so glad you liked the recipe. What's important is you had an awesome bonding time baking together with your daughter and making lifelong memories. Thank you for sharing my recipe with your family, I really appreciated. Have a Very Merry Christmas Kate!
Thank you so much for the recipe Valya, I and my kids loved working with the dough, did it all by hands, simple and didnt have mess. Just want to say they're one of best cookies I ever tried!
I'm so happy to hear that! My kids and I love working with this recipe very much too! Thank you for the amazing review!
I make these cookies every year for my grandkids to decorate for Christmas. I just made five batches of dough for my grands and my goddaughters kids to have at home for decorating, since they can't come to my house. They are so easy to do and taste delicious! I bought cookie cutters, frosting, sprinkles and mini rolling pins. They will have a good time making these delicious cookies. Thanks for a wonderful recipe. We all love it, kids and adults. 🙂
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you kindly for such an amazing five-star review!