Our Most-Saved Holiday Cookie Is 'Hands Down the Tastiest, Softest, and Best'
It's a cookie that never disappoints.
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The holiday season is full of cooking. I view it as one big food festival…if done right.
The recipes that the Allrecipes community returns to again and again are the tried-and-true ones: Our most-saved holiday appetizer is an easy 3-ingredient combination and our most-saved side is an equally perfect pairing of cheese and potatoes.
As far as sweets go, cookies take on a central role during the holiday season. Whether you choose thumbprints, snickerdoodles, or gingersnaps, you can't go wrong with a table full of cookies.
Our most-saved holiday cookie of all time is a classic and simple sugar cookie. Our Best Rolled Sugar Cookie recipe has more than 8,000 5-star ratings and almost 9,000 reviews, we can see why it's beloved. It's dependable, delicious, and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
“This is the best sugar cookie recipe and the only one I use,” says Allrecipes member J Saunders. “Whenever you make these cookies for someone, be sure to bring along several copies of the recipe—you will be asked for it, I promise!”
How to Make Our Most-Saved Holiday Cookie
This recipe uses six ingredients: sugar, butter, eggs, flour, baking powder, and vanilla extract—plus a little salt, as every good cookie needs.
Start by beating your sugar and butter in a bowl until smooth, then beat in your eggs and vanilla, adding one egg at a time. Stir in the dry ingredients until fully incorporated.
This recipe requires a little planning ahead because it needs to chill in the fridge, either for an hour or overnight. Once the dough has properly chilled, remove it from the fridge and roll it out.
Cut the cookies into whatever shapes go with your holiday or freestyle it by hand. Bake the cookies for about six to eight minutes, and let them rest on a wire rack until completely cooled.
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Homemade Frosting and Icing Recipes
A great sugar cookie needs an equally great icing. The store-bought versions are delicious, but if you want to make a homemade cookie through and through, try any of these top-rated recipes.
Related: 4 Brilliant Tricks for Making Canned Frosting Taste Homemade
Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise
Take it from our community: This recipe is a keeper. Here's what a few 5-star reviewers have to say:
"This is the BEST," says reviewer Heather Knight. "I will never give this recipe up. Everyone loves it. Make sure you underbake the cookies," leaving them in the oven for about six minutes rather than eight.
"The best sugar cookies recipe I've tried. We have been making these for years for all the holidays," says one Allrecipes member. "The only tip I have is that I prefer only chilling the dough for an hour instead of overnight. The cookies come out better in my opinion this way. My daughter and I usually cookie cut them according to the holiday and then dip them in colored melted chocolate."
"Came out just as I hoped—the closest recipe to my grandma's I've found yet," says one reviewer. "Since some of the other reviews mentioned that they were perhaps a bit bland, I upped the vanilla a touch and threw in a dash or two of cinnamon and nutmeg. They came out very tasty and perfect for the holidays."
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