3 Ingredient Sugar Cookie Recipe
Make delicious 3 Ingredient Sugar Cookies with basics you already have! This simple recipe delivers classic sugar cookies in roughly 30 minutes. Soft, buttery, and perfectly sweet.
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Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar plus ¼ cup extra for coating the cookies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Add the butter and ⅔ cup sugar to a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until fully combined and smooth.
- Add the flour to the bowl and mix until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula and mix once more to ensure all ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Scoop out 1 tablespoon-sized portions of dough and roll them into balls between your hands.
- Roll the dough balls in the extra ¼ cup of sugar.
- Place the dough balls, evenly spaced, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Press each cookie down slightly with the bottom of a glass cup.
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 12 minutes, or until the bottoms are a light golden-brown color.
- Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Better butter - Bring to room temperature. It makes mixing much easier and creates smoother dough. Beat butter and sugar until fully combined and smooth.
- Don't skip the sugar coating - Rolling dough balls in extra sugar adds sparkle and slight crunch to the outside of the cookies. Line baking sheets with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
- Flatten before baking - Press cookies down with glass bottom as they don't spread much on their own. Be sure to grease the glass so they don't stick.
- Rest after baking - Let cookies sit on baking sheet 5 minutes before moving to cooling rack. This prevents breaking and helps them set up properly.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 189IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.4mg
