Easy Kid Sugar Cookie Recipes

Easy kid sugar cookie recipes including old fashioned sugar cookies, easy sugar cookies and brown sugar cookie recipes.

Old Fashion Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large bowl. Mix in butter until smooth. Stir in lightly beaten egg, cream and vanilla. Mix well. Dough may be chilled, for easier handling. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into fun shapes and sprinkle with sugar. Transfer to cookie sheets and bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 375F, or until lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. 

Easy Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375F. In medium bowl mix together flour, baking soda, and baking powder and set aside. Mix butter and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Blend in flour mixture a little at a time. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Brown Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 egg
1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

Mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Mix butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in egg, heavy cream and vanilla. Slowly add flour mixture and mix until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour (until dough is chilled and easier to work with). Roll out dough on a floured surface to a thickness of 1/8 of an inch. Cut with fun cookie cutters and place 1 1/2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes at 375F, until lightly browned.