These easy cookies have amazingly buttery flavor, soft and chewy texture and hold their shape for decorating. Perfect for holiday baking

When it comes time for holiday baking, everyone has their go-to, easy cookie recipe that never falls short of perfection. And let me tell you: this one for delicious cut-out sugar cookies is a keeper!
These cookies are rolled and cut into fun shapes like snowflakes, Christmas trees, and stars, adding a cheerful touch to holiday gatherings.
The recipe for Cut Out Christmas Sugar Cookies yields a dough that’s easy to work with, allowing for creative designs and decorations.
Baking these cookies fills the kitchen with the warm, inviting aroma of vanilla and butter, making it truly feel like the holiday season.
Enjoyed by kids and adults alike, these Cut Out Christmas Sugar Cookies are a delightful addition to any seasonal celebration or cookie exchange.

How to Make Sugar Cookies?

• First, you will combine your flour and baking powder together in a small bowl and set the dry mixture aside.
• Using a stand-up or handheld mixer, beat your butter, sugar and vanilla extract together until smooth and creamy.
• Slowly beat flour into the butter mixer until it is fully incorporated.
• Divide the dough into two equal parts and roll out each piece to ¼-inch thickness.
• Use a cookie cutter to cut out your favorite shapes or freeze your dough for later use.
• Bake the cookies and allow them to cool.
• Decorate the cookies if desired

Ingredients and substitution:
Butter: Use room temperature butter, so it will be easier to incorporate it with sugar. That will help the cookies to stay soft and light.
Granulated sugar: To get the best results, you need to beat butter with sugar for about 5 minutes, until the sugar almost “melts” in butter and the mixture is light and airy.
Egg: Eggs, like butter, should be room temperature for better blending.
Vanilla Extract: A touch of good quality vanilla extract makes a bit difference and elevates the flavor.
All-purpose flour: It is important to measure the flour correctly. If you put too much flour, the biscuits will come out dry and tough. To do so, scoop the flour into a measuring cup (do not pack!) and scrape with the back of the butter knife across the top to level it.
Baking powder: It helps to keep the biscuits soft and light.
These holiday sugar cookies are totally addictive. And while they will last for up to a week when stored in an airtight container, trust me. They won’t last that long. Happy holiday baking!