Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe with Easy Icing

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2022 · 24 3-inch cookies and 1.5 cups icing

Against 513 sugar cookie recipes

Close to the middle of 513 sugar cookie recipes on every ingredient.

How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 513 sugar cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 64%.
Leavening in the middle half of recipes: 0.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

2 and 1/4 cups (281g) all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more as needed for rolling and work surface281 g
1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature170 g
3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar150 g
1 large egg, at room temperature≈ 50 g
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
1/4 or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional, but makes the flavor outstanding)*≈ 1.6 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

3 cups (360g) confectioners’ sugar360 g
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (omit and replace with water for stark white icing)≈ 2.1 g
2 teaspoons light corn syrup*≈ 14 g
4.5–5 Tablespoons (67–75ml) room temperature water≈ 70 g
pinch salt*≈ 0.4 g
optional: gel food coloring & sprinkles for decoratingn/a

flour 281 gbatter 665 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 513 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: fat, sugar, egg, leavening, salt.