Love sugar cookies but hate taking all the time to roll them out? Me too! These easy sugar cookies require no rolling out on the counter top! Just roll them in balls and squish them. They are quick to put together and have great flavor. My four year old helped me make these and he loved dipping the glass in sugar and then smashing the cookies flat. If you don’t have a four year old, you will have to do that part yourself.
I love any treat with almond flavoring, and these have plenty of it. They are buttery and just melt in your mouth. They are definitely going into my regular cookie rotation!
Wouldn’t they look pretty on a Christmas cookie tray?
Yield: 3 dozen
Easy Sugar Cookies
Simple buttery sugar cookies that require no cookie cutters.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
9 minutes
Total Time
29 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Frosting for Sugar Cookies
- 1/3 cup soft butter
- 2-3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp almond extract
- dash salt
- 2 Tbsp cream or milk (more or less)
Instructions
- Mix butter, sugar and extract in a large bowl. Beat until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and flatten balls to 1/4 inch thickness with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
- Bake at 375 for 7-9 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Cool for a couple of minutes on the baking sheet before moving to cooling racks.
- Cool completely. Frost cookies and decorate with sprinkles if desired.
- Frosting: Beat together all ingredients till smooth and creamy, adding as much cream or milk as needed.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
36Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 180Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 85mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 0gSugar: 22gProtein: 1g
Recipe adapted from Leigh Anne of yourhomebasedmom.
Delicious! Easiest and tastiest recipe I’ve found!!! Thank you for sharing!
So glad you loved them!
I will never make these again as the crumble mess was a mess! Couldn’t even get them to stick together when pressing with the glass and sugar. Hopefully they taste good
So sorry you had trouble with the dough, I have never had that happen. My guess is that your butter wasn’t quite soft enough, or your flour was packed more than mine is. I hope they still tasted good!
I just made my second double batch of these cookies. They are the greatest little cookie EVER! Sprinkles, no sprinkles, glaze, no glaze, it doesn’t matter they’re just the best! I bake mine just a tad longer to get them a little brown around the edges and a little crispy. Yum!!!
I’m happy to hear how much you love them Elaine! I like the texture of them when they are soft, but you are right that when the edges are a little brown they have a yummy flavor. 🙂
Thank you for this easy and yummy recipe! Brings back memories of making something similar with my mom.
That makes me so happy! I have fond memories of cooking with my mom as well. 🙂
These cookies are super easy and sooooo yummy! I just made them for Santa but my family is eating them. I just made another batch! So good!!
Good thing you made another batch – you wouldn’t want to short Santa on his cookies! Haha. 🙂
We just had a snow storm and were stuck in the house with no eggs (used them all for breakfast)! We really wanted to make some sugar cookies so I gave this recipe a try. WOW, they were delicious!! Super soft, buttery and moist. We didn’t have any almond so I used vanilla instead. I think the almond will make these cookies perfect. Yes it might look like a ball of flour at first, but once cooked the butter takes over. Thanks for a great cookie!!
Sorry that you got stuck in the house, but at least it helped you find these cookies. 😉
Glad you liked them! 🙂
How many cookies does this make?
It depends on the size, but I usually get about 3 dozen.
These are so easy and delicious! I needed a quick easy recipe for school Halloween pretty. I will definitely be adding this to my recipe box and sharing it with newlyweds!
Thanks for sharing!!
So glad you liked them! I actually whipped up a batch today for my husband to take to work. They really are easy, and so good!
Do you need to add almond extract or can it be substituted with vanilla? Allergic to almonds and almond extract.
I think the almond extract is what gives these cookies the awesome flavor, but you can definitely use vanilla as a substitute.
Can i sub vanilla for almond?
These were wonderful! Easy to bake. Melt in your mouth good. I added 1 tsp. of water to the recipe, substituted 1/2 cup of Crisco and 1/2 cup margarine, and used a blender. Thank you for the recipe!
What happened with instruction numer 4? Nothing is writen next to it.
Does this not need egg? I just tried this recipe and is just a big bowl of flour. It doesn’t form a dough and I think it’s missing ingredients
No, no egg. They are more like a shortbread cookie. If you mix it together with your hands, it should come together. It’s a pretty stiff dough though, so don’t give up!
This is my kind of cookie!! They look amazing.
How many cookies are on this batch?