Sugar Cookie Recipes

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Hetal Vasavada’s Tropical Cocktail Cookies

These tropical cocktail cookies are a fun twist on a classic sugar cookie. The dough is infused with shredded coconut and coconut cream powder, which adds texture and a rich natural coconut flavor. Coconut cream powder can be found at Asian grocery stores or on Amazon. It’s a great way to punch up the coconut flavor in baked goods! I like to divide the batch of cookies and make two easy glazes: one with pineapple juice for a sweet, fruity finish reminiscent of a pina colada, and the other with lime juice for a bright, tangy kick. Using juice in...

Tender Italian Sugar Cookies

These traditional Italian cookies are moist and tender. —Weda Mosellie, Phillipsburg, New Jersey


Funfetti Cookies

These funfetti cookies would make a fun birthday treat or graduation party dessert. You can even use colored sprinkles that...


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Copycat Lofthouse Cookies

Lofthouse cookies have been around since 1994 and we're still obsessed. Use this recipe for copycat Lofthouse cookies to make...


Brown Sugar Cookies

These brown sugar cookies are reminiscent of a classic sugar cookie’s soft and tender bite. But with the addition of...

Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies

These easy chocolate chip sugar cookies are pillowy little dreams. They’re incredibly soft and light, with the perfect amount of...


3-Ingredient Sugar Cookies

You only need butter, sugar and flour to make 3-ingredient sugar cookies. There's no reason not to bake a batch!

Peppermint Sugar Cookies

These peppermint sugar cookies take my taste buds right to winter. Their crisp, distinct taste reminds me of the peppermint...


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Summertime Fun Cookies

Use this basic sugar cookie recipe to make the perfect poolside treat. Kids (and adults) won't be able to get...


Air-Fryer Lemon Slice Sugar Cookies

Here's a refreshing variation of my grandmother's sugar cookie recipe. Lemon pudding mix and icing add a subtle tartness that...


Icebox Sugar Cookies

Louise Worsham of Kalamazoo, Michigan has been making light, buttery and easily portable Icebox Sugar Cookies since she was a...

Pudding Sugar Cookies

Sharon Reed of Catlin, Illinois says, "This recipe, which was passed on by a friend, has become a year-round favorite...


Santa Sugar Cookies

Ho ho ho! St. Nick can drop in any time when you bake these cute-as-can-be treats formed with a heart-shaped...


Crisp Lemon Sugar Cookies

I have had this recipe for about 40 years, and in that time I've made a few changes. These cookies...


Buttery Sugar Cookies

It's a good thing this recipe makes a big batch because no one can stop eating just one! These crisp...


Walnut Sugar Cookies

When we were growing up, my mother made sugar cookies dotted with ground walnuts as a special treat to welcome...


Classic Sugar Cookies

Use cookie cutters to cut seasonal shapes from a few cups of Gloria's dough. Prepared frosting and colored sugar make...


Surefire Sugar Cookies

You can invite kids to help make these easy treats. Sometimes I melt white coating instead of chocolate chips because...


Classic Candy Cane Butter Cookies

To make cookies that look like candy canes, we color half the dough in classic red and twist away. They're...


Daria’s Best-Ever Sugar Cookies

After years of searching for the best sugar cookie recipe, believe me, this is it! Almond paste gives a hint...


Melt-In-Your-Mouth Sugar Cookies

Cream cheese helps create the rich, melt-in-your-mouth taste of these perfect cookies. Forget any other sugar cookie recipe-this is the...


Holly Berry Cookies

What would Christmas be without overflowing tins of cookies? These festive filled cookies are the all time favorites of my...


Best-Ever Sugar Cookies

What makes these cookies the best ever? A delicious cream cheese dough flavored with vanilla, almond and a hint of...


Nice ‘n’ Soft Sugar Cookies

My family’s all-time favorite Christmas cookie has had a million shapes over the years. Little ones have fun making their...

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Tender Italian Sugar Cookies

These traditional Italian cookies are moist and tender. —Weda Mosellie, Phillipsburg, New Jersey



Crispy Butter Cookies

These cookies are easy to make and taste so good. They're very crisp and light, perfect with milk or coffee.


Pastel Tea Cookies

These glazed sugar cookies are perfect for nibbling between sips at a tea party, graduation or shower. —Lori Henry, Elkhart,...


Mom’s Lemon Sugar Cookies

These tender, soft sugar cookies have just a hint of lemon. If you like more lemon flavor, go ahead and...


Raspberry Cream Sugar Cookies

We make sugar cookies and fill them with a tangy raspberry cream cheese. They taste best after they've been refrigerated...