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    Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe No Chill Needed

    Published: Dec 14, 2022 · By: Brendan Cunningham

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    The best part about the holidays has got to be the festive and delicious desserts. And with this no chill sugar cookie recipe, the holiday season just got that much better! These no chill sugar cookies are super tender yet have the perfect crunch on the outside. Plus, they're just so delicious - they're filled with a buttery, sugary flavor that melts in your mouth.

    Sugar cookies stacked on top of one another on a white table

    Table of Contents

    • The Best No Chill Sugar Cookies
      • Ingredients
        • Customizing Your Sugar Cookies
      • How to Make No Chill Cut Out Sugar Cookies
        • Step 1: Cream the Butter and Sugar
        • Step 2: Add Wet Ingredients
        • Step 3: Add Dry Ingredients
        • Step 4: Roll Out The Cookie Dough
        • Step 5: Cut Out The Sugar Cookies
        • Step 6: Bake The Cut Out Sugar Cookies
        • Step 7: Prepare the Royal Icing
        • Step 8: Decorate the Sugar Cookies
      • How to Store Frosted Sugar Cookies
        • How To Store Unfrosted Sugar Cookies
      • Wrapping It All Up
    • More Dessert Recipes
    • Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe No Chill Needed
      • Ingredients
      • Instructions
      • Nutrition
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    The Best No Chill Sugar Cookies

    If you're ready to do some baking for the holiday season, this no chill sugar cookie recipe is just what you need! I mean, it has to be the best sugar cookie recipe ever.

    These easy no chill sugar cookies are wonderfully soft on the side with slightly crisp edges and a sweet, buttery flavor. And along with being delicious, this recipe is just so convenient compared to regular sugar cookie recipes.

    We all know how busy the holiday season can get, and the last thing you need is to wait for your sugar cookie dough to chill. Especially when you have the kiddos patiently waiting to decorate them! 

    Decorating sugar cookies is one of my family's favorite traditions. After I whip up this recipe, we all grab a differently shaped cookie, decorate it to the best of our abilities, and vote who has the best one.

    So, not only are these cookies fun to decorate, but as I mentioned, they're so delicious too. With that iconic sugar cookie flavor and perfect texture, your family will have these cookies gone in a flash!

    By the way, if you're looking for another dessert that's perfect for the holidays, you have to make these gingerbread cookies without molasses. They are also quite simple to make, and trust me, they are always a crowd pleaser.

    Now, let's not waste any more time and get into the ingredients you'll need to make these no chill sugar cookies.

    Sugar cookies on a drying rack.

    Ingredients

    Another reason to love this recipe is that these homemade sugar cookies are made with simple baking ingredients. Truth be told, you probably already have every ingredient in your pantry to make the best sugar cookie recipe!

    Anyway, here's what you'll need to make this no chill sugar cookie recipe:

    • 2 sticks Cold Butter, cubed (salted butter or unsalted butter)
    • 1 cup Sugar
    • 1 Egg
    • 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
    • 1 tsp. Baking Powder
    • ½ tsp. Salt
    • 3 cups Flour

    And here's what you'll need for the icing recipe:

    • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
    • ½ tbsp. Water
    • 1 tbsp. Corn Syrup
    • Food coloring of your choice

    See? That's it!

    It's such an easy sugar cookie recipe, and it doesn't require any complicated ingredients. And you can use a lot of these same ingredients to make some equally delicious recipes like these no bake Christmas cookies and these small batch sugar cookies! They're two of my favorite Christmas cookies, along with these cut out ones.

    Customizing Your Sugar Cookies

    The best part about making sugar cookies is creating colorful icing for decorating the cookies. Atleast I think it is.

    I like to make the royal icing with all of the ingredients above, and then pour it into about four or five individual bowls. Then, I'll add a different drop of food coloring to each bowl to switch up the colors of the cookies. I think doing this just makes decorating these no chill sugar cookies that much more fun!

    Another fun part about this recipe is using different cut out shapes for the cookies! My family's favorite shapes to use are a Christmas tree, reindeer, Santa Claus, and candy cane shapes. They're so festive, and typically you can use all of the same colored icings for them!

    Anyway, get creative and use any color icing and any cut out sugar cookie shapes that you want!

    Cups and bowls filled with baking ingredients.

    How to Make No Chill Cut Out Sugar Cookies

    So, this process should take you about 30 minutes from start to finish. And it will make about 12 cookies, so if you want more, just double or triple the recipe.

    Now, get your ingredients ready, and let's get into baking these Christmas sugar cookies!

    A mixing bowl with butter and sugar cream together. An electric beater is in the bowl along with a handheld spatula.

    Step 1: Cream the Butter and Sugar

    To start, preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking tray - or two - with parchment paper.

    Next, in a large bowl with a stand mixer - or electric mixer - mix the butter and sugar until the consistency is creamy and light in color.

    A mixing bowl with cream butter and sugar, vanilla, and egg.

    Step 2: Add Wet Ingredients

    Next, you're going to add the egg and vanilla extract to the bowl of creamed butter and sugar.

    Then, mix everything together until the ingredients are well incorporated.

    A mixing bowl with the wet ingredients of cut out sugar cookies in it. A handheld electric mixer is in the bowl as well.

    Step 3: Add Dry Ingredients

    Now, in a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.  

    Then, add the flour mixture into the large bowl with the creamed butter mixture. With a spatula, mix the ingredients until you get a cookie dough consistency.

    A mixing bowl with sugar cookie dough in it.

    Step 4: Roll Out The Cookie Dough

    Once the cookie dough is just combined, divide the mixture into 2 round balls. Again, you don't have to chill the dough, so you can jump right into shaping and baking the cookies!

    Anyway, sprinkle your countertop - or a flat working surface - with some flour. Next, roll each ball of dough out on the floured surface until it's about ⅓ inch thick. 

    An overhead view of a floured surface with a ball of cookie dough on it.

    Step 5: Cut Out The Sugar Cookies

    Since you don't have to chill the dough, you can immediately use a cookie cutter on the rolled dough to cut out the soft sugar cookies! And, as I mentioned earlier, feel free to use various cookie cutters to cut it into your desired shapes.

    Once you cut out about 12 cookies with the cookie cutters - or more if you doubled or tripled the recipe - place each cookie onto the prepared baking sheets.

    You will have to bake the cookies in batches depending on the size of your baking sheets. 

    A floured surface with flattened rolled out cookie dough and cookie cutter shapes in the dough.

    Step 6: Bake The Cut Out Sugar Cookies

    Now that the cookie dough is ready, bake the cookies in the oven for about 10 minutes. For classic sugar cookies, they should have a light golden brown tint around the bottom edges. If you want soft sugar cookies, you can take them out around the 8-minute mark.

    Anyway, once they are baked to your preference, take the baked cookies out of the oven and let them sit on the prepared baking sheet for 1-2 minutes. Then carefully transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

    A baking tray lined with parchment paper with baked cut out cookies on it.

    Step 7: Prepare the Royal Icing

    While the cookies are cooling, you can make the icing recipe (or frosting recipe)!

    To make the sugar cookie frosting, mix the powdered sugar, corn syrup, and water - or milk - in a medium-sized bowl until they combine and form a smooth icing. If the icing is too thick, just add more milk. And if it's too thin, add more powdered sugar.

    Then, if you want different colored icing, transfer some of the icing to individual small bowls and add drops of food coloring until it reaches your desired color.

    A bowl with mixed royal icing ingredients.

    Step 8: Decorate the Sugar Cookies

    Now it's time for the fun part. Once the sugar cookies have cooled completely, you can decorate them however you want! 

    I like using cake decorating paintbrushes so I can add little details to each cookie. But you can also use a piping bag - or Ziploc bag with the corner cut - to drizzle the icing on the cookies.

    Once your family decorates all of the cookies, let the icing set for a few minutes. 

    Then, finally, transfer the sugar cookies to a serving plate, and you have a festive plate of decorated sugar cookies that are just as satisfying to look at as they are to eat. Enjoy!

    A cooling rack with big cut out cookies and a spoon drizzling royal icing over top of them.

    How to Store Frosted Sugar Cookies

    This recipe for sugar cookies cut out cookies will make about 12 cookies. Since these cookies are typically served for the holidays, odds are your friends and family won't leave any! But, if they do, you can store the frosted sugar cookies to enjoy throughout the week.

    You'll want to store the frosted sugar cookies in multiple airtight containers so the cookies can lay flat. This way, the icing won't be affected. You can then keep the cookies in the fridge for about 3 days. 

    How To Store Unfrosted Sugar Cookies

    If you want to bake the sugar cookies ahead of time, you can totally store them whenever you need them! They'll taste just as delicious as the day you baked cookies. 

    You can store the unfrosted sugar cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. And if you want to make them even further ahead of time, you can store the cookies in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.

    By the way, if you want to keep the cookie for even longer, you can freeze baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 6 months. The baked cookies freeze best without the icing, then you can let them thaw in the fridge or at room temperature before enjoying them. 

    Then, whenever you're ready to decorate sugar cookies again, just whip up the icing and let the fun begin!

    A cooling rack with baked cut out cookies drizzled with icing.

    Wrapping It All Up

    Well, that is how to make sugar cookies without chilling the dough! These sugar cookies taste delicious, and they'll bring a smile to everyone's face.

    Honestly, this sugar cookie recipe is so simple, yet it's one of the most delicious holiday recipes you'll find. The Christmas cookies are soft and chewy with crispy edges and just the most wonderful flavor.

    Plus, since it uses a no chill sugar cookie dough, it's so convenient to make during the busy holiday season. So decorating cookies can happen at a moment's notice and doesn't have to be planned out.

    As always, if you tried this sugar cookie recipe, let me know how it went in the comments below! And for more desserts, make sure to check out our Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube.

    Oh, and I almost forgot, if you're looking for something to have on Christmas morning, you have to make this Christmas breakfast casserole!

    A close-up of a stack of four cut out cookies tied with twine. There are multiple cut out cookies drizzled with royal icing in the background.

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    Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe No Chill Needed

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    The best part about the holidays has got to be the festive and delicious desserts. And with this no chill sugar cookie recipe, the holiday season just got that much better! These sugar cookies are super tender, yet have the perfect crunch on the outside. Plus, they're just so delicious - they're filled with a buttery, sugary flavor that melts in your mouth.

    • Author: Brendan Cunningham
    • Prep Time: 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 10 minutes
    • Total Time: 25 minutes
    • Yield: 12 cookies 1x
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: Cookies

    Ingredients

    Scale

    2 sticks Cold Butter, cubed

    1 cup Sugar

    1 Egg

    1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

    1 tsp. Baking Powder

    ½ tsp. Salt

    3 cups All-Purpose Flour

    Icing:

    1 cup Powdered Sugar

    ½ tbsp. Water

    1 tbsp. Corn Syrup

    Food coloring of your choice

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180ºC).
    2. With an electric mixer, beat the butter with the sugar in a large bowl until creamy and light in color.
    3. Add the egg and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix well.
    4. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking powder. 
    5. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl of the butter mixture and mix with a rubber spatula until a dough forms. Don’t overmix.
    6. Divide the dough into 2 balls and roll out each one until it's  ⅓ inches thick.
    7. Cut the rolled dough it into your desired shapes and place the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
    8. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes or until slightly golden on the edges.
    9. For the icing, mix all of the ingredients in a bowl until combined.
    10. Let the cookies cool and then coat them in the icing, Let the icing set and enjoy!

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 cookie
    • Calories: 313
    • Fat: 15
    • Carbohydrates: 38
    • Protein: 4

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    1. Janet

      November 06, 2022 at 9:54 pm

      Simple sugar cookies that are truly delicious.

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    2. Nina

      November 07, 2022 at 4:40 pm

      Kids loved making these with me!

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    3. Deb

      December 23, 2024 at 2:04 pm

      My family devoured these cookies!!

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