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Sugar Cookies

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28recipes
26sites
32kcook ratings
207reviews read
30proven levers
2026 Seattle International Film Festival sugar cookies
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Sugar Cookie

from preppykitchen.com

★★★★★ 4.99 (4,988)
kids can help
Chosen because 4,988 cooks have rated it 4.99★.
hands-on50m
waiting2.4 hr
makes36
each$0.11
kcal122
levelintermediate
Contains:dairyegggluten
Needs:KitchenAid Artisan 5-qta rolling pin As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

Where your pick sits among all 28

Every dot is one published recipe, placed by its measured formula. The ring is your pick — click any other dot to see that version.

47% 78% 108% 42%111%180%249%319% less sugar → more sugar leaner → richer your pick Sugar Cookie — preppykitchen.com The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies — allrecipes.com Easy Sugar Cookies — allrecipes.com The Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie — joyfoodsunshine.com The Best Sugar Cookie — twosisterscrafting.com Best Sugar Cookie — inkatrinaskitchen.com Soft Cut-Out Sugar Cookies — sallysbakingaddiction.com Best Sugar Cookie — aspicyperspective.com The BEST Chewy Sugar Cookies Recipe! — addapinch.com Amish Sugar Cookies — tasteofhome.com Soft Cutout Sugar Cookies — theseasonedmom.com Soft Sugar Cookie — prettysimplesweet.com Sugar Cookies — marthastewart.com Traditional Amish Sugar Cookies — food.com Amish Sugar Cookies — cooksbylucy.com Amish Sugar Cookies — amish-heritage.org The BEST Sugar Cookie Cut Out Recipe (No Spread & Easy) — everythingjustbaked.com Cut Out Sugar Cookies — sweetlycakes.com Amish Sugar Cookies — insanelygoodrecipes.com Sugar Cookies — delish.com Soft Sugar Cookies — thepioneerwoman.com Cut-Out Sugar Cookies — thepioneerwoman.com Amish Sugar Cookies — oldplainrecipes.com Cut Out Sugar Cookies — pastryliving.com Amish Sugar Cookies — amish365.com Easy Amish Sugar Cookies — berlyskitchen.com Amish Sugar Cookies — easycooksrecipes.com The Best Amish Sugar Cookie — naomyskitchen.com

What cooks found out

Read from 207 reviews across all 28 recipes. The counts are how many cooks report it — including where they disagree.

Halve the salt when tripling the baking powder to compensate.

3 cooks report this · 5 report the opposite · when tripling baking powder

Use a 1/4 cup scoop to portion cookie dough instead of a spoon.

backed by 37 cooks · if you don't have a stand mixer or electric mixer

Use brown butter in the dough.

backed by 19 cooks · if you love butterscotch

Add more chocolate chips for better results.

backed by 17 cooks · optional

Bake frozen dough slices at 350°F for 13 minutes.

backed by 16 cooks · dough is frozen

All 28 sugar cookies recipes we measured

Each one has its own breakdown: formula, cost, time, and how it ranks.

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies · 4.5★
Easy Sugar Cookies · 4.5★
Sugar Cookie · 4.99★
The Best Sugar Cookie · 4.4★
The Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie · 5.0★
Best Sugar Cookie · 4.6★
Soft Cut-Out Sugar Cookies · 4.7★
Best Sugar Cookie · 4.89★
The BEST Chewy Sugar Cookies Recipe! · 4.9★
Amish Sugar Cookies · 4.33★
Sugar Cookies · 4.0★
Soft Cutout Sugar Cookies · 4.97★
Soft Sugar Cookie · 4.93★
Traditional Amish Sugar Cookies · 5.0★
Amish Sugar Cookies · 4.8★
Amish Sugar Cookies · 5.0★
Amish Sugar Cookies · 4.8★
The BEST Sugar Cookie Cut Out Recipe (No Spread & Easy) · 5.0★
Cut Out Sugar Cookies · 5.0★
Sugar Cookies · 4.428571★
Soft Sugar Cookies · 3.4★
Cut-Out Sugar Cookies · 5.0★
Amish Sugar Cookies · 5.0★
Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Amish Sugar Cookies
Easy Amish Sugar Cookies
Amish Sugar Cookies
The Best Amish Sugar Cookie