Classic Sugar Cookies are everyone’s favorite.

Decorate with a fancy glaze or sprinkles and cut in a festive shape, no doubt these cookies are sure to be the hit at any occasion. 

Today I was  making  all different sized heart sugar cookies for Valentines day! My mom decorated these ones yellow and blue (Soquel High School Colors) because she gave them to my little sisters basketball team as favors.  Maybe I will make some Basketball shaped ones for her next game!

Little & Big Hearts!

Ingredients for Sugar Cookies:
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) salted butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 large egg
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Icing/Glaze for One Dozen Sugar Cookies:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk (plus a few drops if needed for consistency)
few drops vanilla or lemon (or other flavoring, optional)
few drops coloring (if desired)

Other Decorations/Equipment:
sprinkles (if desired)
Cookie Cutters, the recipe bakes about 3 dozen cookies depending on the size of your cutters

• In an electric mixer cream butter and add sugar and salt. Add vanilla and egg. Add flour and mix. Dough will be sticky-ish.  Gather dough and cover,  allow dough to chill for 1/2 hour in the freezer or 1 hour in the refrigerator.

• Lightly flour board and rolling pin. The less flour you use the more delicate your cookies will be. Place dough on board. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into shapes. Place cookies on baking sheet. NOTE: If using colored sugars, sprinkle with sugars before baking. Bake in a preheated 325(f) oven for 13 minutes. Cookies will be pale on top and slightly golden on the bottom. Allow to cool before icing.

• In a mixing bowl, run whisk through powdered sugar to remove lumps. Add milk to powdered sugar. Whisk vigorously (no lumps!). Add coloring of choice, vanilla (if desired) and whisk again. Use the back of a spoon and carefully ice cookies. Add sprinkles for some extra bling. 

Soquel High Colors.... Not very pink but defiantly festive!