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February 9, 2018

The very best soft sugar cookie + cream cheese frosting recipe

My mom’s sugar cookies are famous. For real. They’re soft and cakey with the very best cream cheese frosting for cookies – it’s way better than the tasteless “royal” icing that’s often used to decorate sugar cookies or the pasty pink frosting on those store bought ones. She makes them for every holiday and I don’t know how many people have requested the recipe over the years. Good thing she doesn’t mind sharing recipes, because I’m going to share it with all of you today.

This is THE BEST soft sugar cookie recipe! Plus the best cream cheese frosting for sugar cookies.

One thing I really like about this recipe is that you don’t have to chill the dough before rolling it out. I don’t know about you, but I don’t really like making cookies to be an all-day affair. I’d rather just mix them up and get them baked, and that’s exactly what you can do with this recipe.

This is, hands down, the best soft sugar cookie recipe, complete with amazing cream cheese frosting. So much better than store-bought!

How to make sugar cookies with cream cheese frosting

Soft sugar cookies with pink cream cheese frosting on a cooling rack
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5 from 1 vote

Soft Sugar Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Cookies
Servings: 36 cookies

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Margarine
  • 3 Eggs
  • 6 tablespoons Milk
  • 5 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 5 teaspoons Baking Powder

Frosting

  • 1/4 cup Butter softened
  • Dash of Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 3 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Milk
  • 4 oz Cream Cheese softened

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cookies

  • Cream together sugar, margarine, eggs and milk until well combined.
  • Add flour, salt and baking powder until just combined. 
  • Liberally flour a work surface and rolling pin.
  • Roll out about 1/4 of the dough at a time to 3/8 inch thickness.
  • Cut with cookie cutters and place onto a very lightly greased cookie sheet.
  • Cook about 10 minutes until cookies are just done and remove from pan immediately. Frost when completely cooled.

Frosting

  • Soften butter and cream cheese, then blend together with remaining frosting ingredients.
  • Tint with food coloring if desired and frost cookies.

 

The recipe is fairly straightforward, but here are a few tips:

1 – Don’t roll the dough out too thin! If you want nice, soft, puffy cookies, your dough needs to be right around 3/8th of an inch thick once rolled out (and yes, I do sometimes grab a ruler and measure until I get a feel for it).

2 – Don’t overbake! Cookies should not be brown AT ALL. Not even a little (see photos below) or they’ll end up crunchy. Plan to stick around while the first tray of cookies is baking and keep a close eye on them to see how long they’ll need in your oven. When done they’ll be nice and puffed and firm enough to come off the cookie sheet pretty easily – they won’t be gooey – but even the bottoms will still be white (photos below).

3 – You will need flour to roll these out, especially the right at first. Go ahead and dump some flour on your work surface, then scoop out some dough, then put more flour on top. As you continue to cut cookies and roll out more dough, some of the flour will get mixed in and you won’t need to add as much each time.

Soft sugar cookie dough, soft sugar cookies on a cookie sheet

Oh, I almost forgot – your cookie total will depend on what size cookie cutters you choose, but I’d say you can plan on 4 dozen good sized round cookies from one batch.

How to make cream cheese frosting for sugar cookies

Ok, so these cookies are good, but it’s the cream cheese cookie frosting that takes them over the top! Make sure you wait to frost the cookies until they are completely cool. The cream cheese cookie frosting recipe included is delicious and super easy to mix up. If you like a lot of frosting on each cookie, you might want to increase all the frosting ingredients by one half to make sure you have plenty (6T butter, dash of salt, 6 oz cream cheese, 4-5T milk, 4.5 cups powdered sugar, 1.5t vanilla).

Soft sugar cookies with pink cream cheese frosting on a cooling rack

This truly is the best cream cheese frosting for sugar cookies!

Soft sugar cookies with pink cream cheese frosting on a cooling rack

Now, baking up and then frosting an entire batch of sugar cookies can take some time. In an effort to speed things up, I’ve found a super easy frosting method that’s much quicker than spreading the frosting on each cookie with a knife, and looks kinda fancy. Click here for the easiest way to frost sugar cookies. 

 

Great tip! You can frost a whole batch of sugar cookies in no time with this simple method (and all you need is a plastic sandwich bag!).

Soft sugar cookies with pink cream cheese frosting on a cooling rack

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Comments

  1. Kristie says

    January 15, 2016 at 7:38 am

    I can’t wait for the Superbowl. These will be such cute footballs. Plus by then we might be over the big push to lose some weight!

    Reply
  2. Annette says

    January 15, 2016 at 7:09 pm

    So, how can I print the recipes without having to print all the advertisements ?????

    Reply
    • autumn says

      January 18, 2016 at 10:00 am

      Just above the recipe card in the post is a link that says “click here for a printable recipe card.” Click there, download the card, and you can print just that!

      Reply
      • Grace says

        February 11, 2019 at 10:14 am

        Hello, cookie recipe call for 1 cup of margarine.. can I use unsalted butter instead… will my cookies still be soft?

        Reply
        • Margaret Ann says

          October 10, 2020 at 12:13 pm

          Can I use a ndalted butter instead of margarine?

          Reply
    • Theresa says

      November 7, 2016 at 1:05 pm

      There’s a link on the page for just a recipe card.

      Reply
    • Pat says

      November 27, 2016 at 7:04 pm

      Right above the recipe click on the blue letters that say download and print– then print out

      Reply
  3. Nina Londeman says

    January 15, 2016 at 8:07 pm

    Those look delicious! Nice simple recipe thanks for sharing ♥

    Reply
  4. Chelsea @ Life With My Littles says

    January 16, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    These look gorgeous! And so soft and yummy! I loooove soft cookies, so these definitely just went to the top of my baking list!

    Reply
  5. deb in sc says

    January 17, 2016 at 8:58 am

    does this frosting get hard enough that you can stack the cookies?

    Reply
    • autumn says

      January 18, 2016 at 9:58 am

      Yes and no. It’s doesn’t get hard like a royal icing does, so I wouldn’t stack them more than 2 or 3 high, but it does set up enough that you can layer them on a plate after a few hours.

      Reply
  6. Vicki P says

    January 19, 2016 at 7:21 pm

    These look wonderful. I LOVE frosted sugar cookies. I’m going to try this recipe this week.

    Reply
  7. Sofia says

    January 20, 2016 at 3:35 am

    Hi! These look So yummy! I can’t wait to make them! I was just wondering if you can freeze the dough at any point so that I always have some in the freezer?

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    • autumn says

      January 21, 2016 at 6:37 am

      Yes, you can freeze the dough, but you’ll want it to come to room temperature before trying to roll it out otherwise it will be very hard to work with. The cookies themselves actually freeze beautifully!

      Reply
      • Lacie says

        February 25, 2016 at 6:25 pm

        how long do the cookies stay good for when freezing after baking?

        Reply
  8. Vanessa says

    January 25, 2016 at 11:11 am

    In the cookie recipe it uses margarine, can butter be used instead?

    Reply
    • autumn says

      January 26, 2016 at 6:46 am

      Usually I would say yes, but you might have an issue with the cookies spreading a little too much. If you want to try it, I’d recommend rolling the dough a little thicker than directed in the post. And make sure the butter is only softened, not melted. Let us know how it goes!

      Reply
      • Joy says

        September 24, 2016 at 7:22 pm

        I used butter and found that I had to use more than a cup of flour *extra* to get the consistency like dough! (And I din’t melt the butter; it was just softened.) Now, this worked for me because I like less sugary sugar cookies, but it means that mine aren’t really a good reflection of your recipe. (just an FYI, since I didn’t see anyone answering this from experimenting with the recipe.)

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        • Jo Evans says

          September 30, 2016 at 12:07 pm

          I use real butter when baking myself. Were your cookies fluffy and light? The icing adds enough sweet for my using, but I’m curious on the fluffiness of the cookie?

          Reply
      • Carol says

        December 18, 2017 at 7:07 pm

        I have a recipe that makes these cookies with real butter and confectioner sugar not granular but not nearly the same amount of flour or baking powder. Now I curious as to the difference will have to try them but I do like using real butter better than margarine.

        Reply
      • Judy says

        June 25, 2020 at 1:06 pm

        I used butter. It didn’t make difference. Didn’t use any extra flour. Turned out great. Great recipe. Thank you

        Reply
  9. Amy says

    February 2, 2016 at 11:20 am

    On the recipe card it says 6T Miok. Is this supposed to be MILK?

    Reply
    • autumn says

      February 3, 2016 at 8:16 am

      Yes, MILK! sorry 🙂

      Reply
      • Lacie says

        February 25, 2016 at 6:29 pm

        what milk is best? Whole?

        Reply
  10. Londerella says

    February 4, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    Add orange zest to give the cookie base more flavour. You will not regret it. 🙂

    Reply
  11. Megan says

    February 11, 2016 at 8:56 am

    Hi – these look amazing – just wondering if the icing hardens so that the cookies can be packaged and gifted? Thank you!

    Reply
  12. Katherine says

    February 12, 2016 at 1:27 am

    These look delicious so I tried them, but I can’t seem to get the frosting right. I followed the recipe exactly but it turned out very very runny and not at all something I could spread on. I kept adding powdered sugar (2-3 more cups!) and it’s still too soft! should I have whipped the butter and cream geese first? Is3 Tbs too much milk? Please help!

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    • Alichia says

      April 2, 2016 at 10:29 am

      I had the exact same issue with the frosting. That plus it appeared very grainy like the cream cheese just didn’t want to integrate. Probably wouldn’t use this recipe again.

      Reply
      • Victoria says

        May 30, 2016 at 10:20 pm

        If your icing looks “grainy” it means your butter and cream cheese were not to temperature (e.g. softened enough) to combine fully. sounds like a technical error not a problem with the recipe.

        Reply
    • Natalie says

      July 17, 2018 at 11:36 am

      I only added 2 Tbsp of milk. My other recipes call for 7 to 8 tsp of liquid to 4 cups of powdered sugar. It seems to be a good consistency.

      Reply
  13. Paige greenwood says

    February 12, 2016 at 11:54 am

    In the list of ingredients you say margarine and in the body you say to cream together sugar, butter, eggs and milk… So does it matter if you use butter or margarine? I know some recipes actually matter. I assume this one doesn’t?

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    • Lacie says

      February 25, 2016 at 6:31 pm

      yes, she said above that butter will make it run more

      Reply
      • Suzette says

        April 4, 2016 at 2:51 pm

        Actually, she said it “might” make them a bit thinner, so to make cookies a bit thicker. But I have actually made these with butter and they came out great. I rolled my dough to about 3/8″ and they were perfection!

        Reply
        • Jo Evans says

          September 30, 2016 at 12:10 pm

          I’m glad to hear this. I’m a butter user. Did you have to add any extra flour? Did they com out thick and fluffy?

          Reply
  14. Linda Self says

    February 13, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    Do these frosted cookies needs to be refrigerated since there is cream cheese in the frosting.

    Reply
  15. Flavia says

    February 17, 2016 at 10:12 am

    Hey! I’m Flavia from Argentina, I made these a couple of days ago and I have to say they are absolutely delicious! <3 Thanks for sharing this recipe with us, it's definitely my new fav. X

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  16. PRISCILLA says

    February 18, 2016 at 11:51 am

    I WAS WONDERING IN THE RECIPE CARD IT SAYS
    1 t VANILLA
    3 T OF MILK
    DOES THE LITTLE t MEAN TEASPOON ? AND THE BIG T MEAN TABLESPOON ?

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    • autumn says

      February 18, 2016 at 12:56 pm

      Yep!

      Reply
  17. Julie says

    March 22, 2016 at 9:22 am

    Do you use salted or unsalted butter for the frosting?

    Reply
  18. Hallie says

    March 25, 2016 at 4:06 pm

    This recipe sounds AMAZING! But, how many cookies does it make?

    Reply
  19. mackenzie says

    April 11, 2016 at 7:51 pm

    do you mean “milk” instead of miok

    Reply
  20. Emma says

    May 18, 2016 at 8:10 pm

    I did 2T of milk for the frosting and it turned out beautifully

    Reply
  21. Mizzy says

    June 8, 2016 at 10:18 am

    Just a correction: Miok, is it supposed to be milk?..And these look great! Will try them soon!

    Reply
  22. Arisbeth says

    July 14, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    For the cookies (not the frosting) does the butter need to be softened or not

    Reply
  23. Gracie | Craftily Baking says

    July 16, 2016 at 10:45 am

    Thanks so much for this recipe! I tried it and they turned out perfect!

    Reply
  24. Lynn says

    September 17, 2016 at 6:20 pm

    My family and I did NOT like these cookies…. they had a weird metal after taste. I an completely disappointed what a waste of products, money and most of all time. After we each choked down a cookie each I tossed the rest. I don’t know if I did something wrong but to my knowledge I followed the recipe to the letter…. nonetheless I’ll never make these again.

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    • Islasgrandma says

      October 20, 2016 at 9:04 pm

      Maybe it was your cookie sheet or a problem with your dairy ingredients.

      Reply
    • Jennifer says

      February 15, 2017 at 9:32 pm

      I use Rumford Aluminum Free Baking Powder when baking and never have that problem.

      Reply
    • Jennifer says

      August 14, 2018 at 9:36 pm

      I just made these cookies tonight and I have a lot of issues.. I love to bake and followed this recipe to a T. But #1 my cookies were way to dry. Even the softest of softest cookie… And the frosting was way to runny, more like a glaze than a frosting. They had zero.. absolutely zero taste. I am highly disappointed.

      Reply
  25. Allison says

    September 30, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    Just made them with my boys. They are perfect! I overestimated the amount of icing I would need though. I doubled the icing recipe because we love it.

    Reply
  26. Justine says

    December 10, 2016 at 12:05 pm

    This is one of the worst recipes I’ve followed. The dough was impossible to work with, my cookies didn’t hold a shape and puffed up like a loaf of bread. And they taste like flour. Waste of time and ingredients

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  27. Kenya says

    December 22, 2016 at 2:32 pm

    I’m going to be trying this recipe out, but I was wondering if they would hold the shape of a cookie cutter (e.g. snowman, wreath, heart etc.)?

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    • autumn says

      December 28, 2016 at 8:26 pm

      yes they do! You can see hearts using this recipe in this post: https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/2014/01/29/easiest-way-frost-sugar-cookies.html

      Reply
  28. Inma says

    December 22, 2016 at 3:19 pm

    I haven’t tried it yet but now I am a bit concerned about some of the reviews. I was planning on using butter instead of margerine. Also wanted to use a cookie cutter. Will it hold its shape??

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    • autumn says

      December 28, 2016 at 8:25 pm

      Hi Inma. I’ve never used butter instead of margarine in the recipe so I don’t know how that would work out. However, as written the cookies do hold their shape beautifully!

      Reply
  29. Jen says

    December 26, 2016 at 9:27 pm

    I definitely have to agree, the misspelling of milk, margarine is listed as an ingredient but butter is used in the recipe, and while I know about the “t” vs “T” for teaspoon and tablespoon, many people don’t, and it is one key away from being a typo and ruining a recipe. There is no mention if the butter/margarine is salted or unsalted. The author should seriously consider remaking this card.

    I am apprehensive to try this, I want a softer cookie recipe than the one I currently use, but I also don’t want to waste my time or ingredients making this. Also, five teaspoons seems like an excessively large amount, I’m guessing that’s why the previous post mentioned that her cookies puffed up like a balloon.

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  30. Beth says

    December 31, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    My daughter and I made these cookies tonight and they turned out perfectly! They were fluffy and easy to work with. I also really like the cream cheese icing.Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
  31. Alex says

    January 12, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    I tried this recipe 2 times, followed the recipe from top to bottom and I cannot say anything good from this recipe. My honest advice: DONT EVEN ATTEMPT THIS!

    Reply
    • Linda says

      January 18, 2017 at 8:52 pm

      Did you really put 5 tsp of baking powder in them? That sounds like a lot of baking powder.

      Reply
  32. Tina says

    January 22, 2017 at 1:55 pm

    Help! The link is broken.

    Reply
  33. Aubrey says

    January 24, 2017 at 12:12 am

    I come from a family of amazing cookie makers, but I myself started making cookies a couple months ago. Once I attempted this dough recipe I have never strayed. I have used this recipe 6-7 times now and have had great success everytime. The instructions and tips provided are clear and create soft and delicious cookies! If you had made these cookies and were disappointed, I would try then again while reading all the tips provided. Like I said, I am not an experienced baker but have tried amazing cookies and these I promise are amazing cookies!

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    • autumn says

      January 24, 2017 at 4:29 pm

      Thanks Aubrey! I’m glad they’ve worked out for you.

      Reply
  34. remziye coban says

    January 27, 2017 at 6:51 am

    Thanks a lot for sharing the recipe. I am from Turkey.I tried cookie. It is unbeliveably soft though it doesn’t seem so. My four years old daughter really liked the cookies. The day after I baked the cookies they were even better.

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  35. staice says

    February 3, 2017 at 10:36 am

    The link takes me to the facebook page not a recipe card to print.

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    • carol says

      May 8, 2017 at 7:31 am

      Yes, the link took me to the Facebook page also with a cranberry bread recipe.

      Reply
      • autumn says

        May 8, 2017 at 7:31 pm

        Whoa – sorry about that! It’s fixed now 😉

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  36. Amy says

    February 6, 2017 at 9:37 am

    Oh wow, I wish Incould reach through the screen and eat one. I will be trying this recipe.

    Reply
  37. Angela Morrison says

    February 14, 2017 at 8:44 pm

    I made these cookies today. The dough was great to work with and the cookies looked perfect…BUT…Before I frosted them I decided to taste one and it was AWFUL. An overpowering flavor of baking powder came through. I think the problem is the 5 teaspoons of baking powder called for in the recipe! It is WAY TOO MUCH!! Was this a typo? Unfortunately, I had to throw out the whole batch.

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    • autumn says

      February 15, 2017 at 2:23 pm

      So sorry they didn’t work for you Angela. 5 teaspoons baking powder is correct, and I’ve never been able to taste the baking powder. It’s actually not that much baking powder, considering how much flour goes into a batch. Lots of readers have had success with this recipe as well. I’m not sure what happened to your cookies, unless somehow you used tablespoons instead of teaspoons or baking soda instead of baking powder. Again, sorry it didn’t work! I know how disappointing that is.

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      • Angela says

        February 15, 2017 at 4:02 pm

        Thank you for the reply, Autumn. I appreciate your input but will not be making another attempt at this recipe. Keep posting however! Your blog is lovely.

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        • autumn says

          February 16, 2017 at 8:05 pm

          Thanks!

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          • Jess says

            December 3, 2017 at 8:25 pm

            What temperature do o bake the cookies at. Thank you

  38. Teri Archibald says

    April 1, 2017 at 6:49 am

    My husband loves sugar cookies & these have become his favorite. They stay soft for a long time.

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  39. melissa says

    April 20, 2017 at 4:37 pm

    Just wanted to say what a great site. Thanks

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  40. Coreen says

    September 28, 2017 at 11:59 am

    Does this cookie need to be refrigerated after it’s frosted because of the cream cheese?

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    • autumn says

      September 29, 2017 at 1:42 pm

      Nope! The frosting is just fine for a couple of days out on the counter. I wouldn’t leave it out somewhere warmer than room temp, but at room temp you will be fine.

      Reply
  41. Ilse says

    October 22, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    If the frosting has cream cheese, does that mean the cookies have to me refrigerated?

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    • autumn says

      October 24, 2017 at 8:23 am

      Nope, they stay good on the counter for a couple of days!

      Reply
  42. Kristin Miller says

    December 12, 2017 at 1:21 pm

    Tried these cookies and they’re AMAZING! Huge hit in the house. This will be my new go to recipe for sugar cookies!

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  43. Sarah says

    December 12, 2017 at 2:19 pm

    I couldn’t find my cookie cutter, so I used a glass. They were pretty big. They were a little bit dry for me, but they tasted good. I hope the hubby will like them, because he prefers softer cookies. Does anyone know how to make them softer, or is it just how they are supposed to be?

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  44. Traci Kelley says

    December 18, 2017 at 8:07 pm

    Your mom taught me how to make these cookies in the 1970’s! It has always been my go-to recipe since then for sugar cookies. When the boys were little, we made Christmas cookies every year using this recipe–they loved the tradition. I haven’t had the space to bake much lately; but I have an outstanding collection of cookie cutters because of this recipe=)

    xoxoxo

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  45. Kat says

    December 24, 2017 at 7:32 pm

    I noticed that there is no flavoring (vanilla, almond, etc). Is that an oversight?

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  46. TIna says

    February 6, 2018 at 10:48 am

    Will the cream cheese icing harden that way it can be put in treat bags or is it still creamy? Thank you! I’m super excited to make this..

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  47. Monica says

    February 8, 2018 at 1:45 pm

    Can this recipe be cut in half to make 2 dozen instead of the suggested 4 dozen ? Thanks !

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    • autumn says

      February 9, 2018 at 3:10 pm

      Sure!

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      • Shaquella Powers says

        August 11, 2018 at 7:24 am

        Are you supposed to melt the margarine or is it supposed to be soften?

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  48. Village Bakery says

    May 23, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    Thanks Autumn. You’re the best. I made these last night and the kids loved them

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  49. Lacey says

    September 8, 2018 at 9:33 pm

    These did not work for us…. the dough was more like stiff cake batter and not doughy at all. First half we made it doughy and we got cookies about 1/2 thick and gooey in the middle and brown on bottoms. After they cooled they were hard. 2nd half we followed direction with gooey mess and first half came out deformed because they would stick to the cookie cutter. But still 1/2 in tall and poofy. And stiff. Too stiff to be called soft sugar cookies. As the flour mixed in with each reroll it became easier to cut and transfer but still came out poofy and slightly brown on edges and that was at 7mins. 350 degrees F. So I don’t know how you are suppose to do these.. maybe you should do a video of the dough making step by step of what u posted… I usually love baking but everytime I try a sugar cookie recipe i am seriously dissapointed. Seems I can only eat a decent one from the store…

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  50. kristine says

    September 10, 2018 at 9:04 am

    can make the frosting ahead of time and put it in the fridge overnight?

    Reply
  51. Jen says

    December 3, 2018 at 6:59 pm

    Love the way sugar cookies make my house smell. Great recipe, thanks!

    Reply
  52. Misty says

    December 18, 2018 at 4:53 pm

    I made several dozen of these sugar cookies for my daughters baby shower and everyone loved them. They were absolutely delicious and so much cheaper than buying from a bakery.

    Reply
  53. Emily says

    February 13, 2019 at 7:39 pm

    My kids & I loved to make these cookies!
    They turned out so nicely 🙂
    *I did have to add some more flour to create the consistency of dough I needed to be able to work with it.
    *I substituted butter rather than margarine
    *I had to add more icing sugar to create a harder icing. Next time I won’t add as much milk

    We will definitely be using this recipe again!

    Reply
  54. Kathy says

    October 10, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    These look awesome! I can’t wait to try them. Thank you!

    Reply

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