If you always reach for a roll of refrigerated cookie dough to make cute cutout cookies, that will change after you taste this recipe for Homemade Spring Shaped Easy Sugar Cookies. Grab a glass of milk and let’s bake cookies together today.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Chill Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Spring shaped sugar cookies, sugar cookies
Servings: 24cookies depending on size of cookie cutter used
In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract, egg and milk, mix again.
In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add dry ingredients slowly to wet ingredients, mixing well between each addition.
Once your dough forms, plop it onto a sheet of parchment paper.
Wrap the dough in the parchment paper and chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
Once the dough is chilled, roll dough onto surface, about ¼ – ½ inch thick, and cut out Spring shapes, using cookie cutters.
Place your cookie shapes onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
How to Bake the Cookies
Place cookies in the preheated 375 degrees oven and bake 8-10 minutes until they begin to turn golden brown on bottom.
Allow cookies to cool completely before dipping in melted candy melts.
How to Dip the Cookies
Place the candy melts in a microwavable-safe bowl and heat in 30 second intervals making sure you stir between each interval until the candy melts are completely melted.
Dip one end of each cookie in the melted candy melts and place the cookies on waxed paper to dry and harden completely before serving.
Notes
Depending on the size of the cookie cutter you use, you should be able to get around 24 cookies.