This is an easy sugar cookie cut-out recipe, with minimal chilling time, that is soft in texture when baked and holds it shape.ย
TIP: Hate rolling out cookie dough? ย Make life easier on yourself and after you make the cookie dough, flatten the dough out into a disk before popping into the fridge to chill.
Roll your dough out by placing another piece of parchment paper on top and rolling the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness. ย If the dough starts to stick to the parchment as it comes to room temperature, just sprinkle powdered sugar on the bottom of the parchment paper.
Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs with Cinnamon Icing
Print RecipeIngredients
- SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH:
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons imitation vanilla extract (clear extract)
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- CINNAMON ICING:
- 2-1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2-3 tablespoons warm water
- 1/2-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I used Rodelle)
- 4-6 drops cinnamon oil
- food coloring and/or sprinkles to decorate
Instructions
SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH: In the bowl of an electric mixer, affixed with the paddle attachment, add the butter and beat on medium-high speed until pale and glossy. Add the sugar to the butter and mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg to the mixture. Mix until incorporated. Add the vanilla extract and almond extract to the mixture, and mix until incorporated.
Change the mixer speed to low and slowly add the nutmeg, flour, baking powder and salt to the wet ingredients. Mix on medium-low until just combined. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber scraper to ensure all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated.
Dump the cookie dough onto a piece of parchment paper and flatten out into a disk (approximately 1/4-inch thickness), and chill in the refrigerator for one hour. If leaving the cookie dough in the fridge for longer than a couple hours, then wrap with plastic wrap.
Once dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350-degrees and line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside. Use desired cookie cutters to cut out your cookies. Re-roll leftover dough out and continue to cut out cookies until all dough is used.
Bake cookies, one cookie sheet at a time, in 350-degree oven for 13-15 minutes. Bake time will depend on the size of your cookies, but cookies are done when the cookies are very lightly colored on top and around the edges. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for 5-minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely before icing.
CINNAMON ICING: In a small mixing bowl, combine sugar, milk, corn syrup, water, ground cinnamon and cinnamon oil. Use a fork to stir the mixture together. Add additional water if needed to thin out the consistency. Likewise, you can add additional powdered sugar to stiffen up the mixture if it is too loose for your needs. Add food coloring if desired. Use a spoon or knife to ice the cooled cookies. Let cookies set. Icing will harden up.
Notes
To make the icing vanilla flavored, do not add the ground cinnamon or cinnamon oil and add 2 teaspoons vanilla extract instead. Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container.
Let your cookies cool completely before icing them. ย I let my cookies cool overnight.
XOXO, Kelly
28 Comments
Maria Doss
February 10, 2018 at 6:43 PMThese cookies are just too perfect and that glossy icing looks so professional Kelly. Such an amazing Valentines day recipe:)
Kelly
February 11, 2018 at 8:20 AMThank you Maria!! Not as pretty as the cookies on Pinterest, but as long as they taste good, that’s all that matters right?! Hehehe. Have a great weekend girl! XOXO
Katherine | Love In My Oven
February 10, 2018 at 7:06 PMI also have limited patience when it comes to decorating cookies, haha but these do NOT look like a 5 year old did them ๐ They look great!!
Kelly
February 11, 2018 at 8:21 AMAwwww thanks Katherine!! You are TOO kind hehehe. Have a great weekend my friend! XOXO
laura70ak
February 10, 2018 at 7:23 PMYESSSSS i love icing like that–it looks so cool!
Kelly
February 11, 2018 at 8:21 AMThank you Laura!! I love that the icing dries hard too!
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
February 11, 2018 at 11:50 AMMy cookie decorating skills also leave much to be desired; I think it’s a patience thing for me too :). But these are so pretty with their bright red icing! And I love the cinnamon flavor in there. They sound perfect with a cup of tea!
Kelly
February 14, 2018 at 6:02 AMThank you Kelsie!! This is definitely the extent of my cookie decorating skills hahaha. But it’s really all about the taste, right?! XOXO ๐
Angie Bach
February 11, 2018 at 5:47 PMGirl, you have absolutely nailed these cookies!!! My favorite childhood cookies finally realized, from the soft, perfectly sweet goodness of the cookie itself to the smooth, hard cinnamon-y glaze. The textures and flavors are spot-on! These cookies are PERFECT for Valentine’s Day; but I’m thinking who couldn’t use some cinnamon cookie love ANY day? โค
Kelly
February 14, 2018 at 9:04 PMThank you Angie!! I am so happy I was able to nail these cookies for you! Totally perfect for Valentine’s Day or any day!!! XOXO ๐
puja
February 12, 2018 at 4:42 AMDelicious!!! Loved the idea of cinnamon icing in it. ๐
Kelly
February 14, 2018 at 9:05 PMThank you Puja! The cinnamon icing definitely added a unique twist to a classic sugar cookie! XOXO ๐
Amy
February 12, 2018 at 8:52 AMI love cinnamon and am so excited about these cookies. They are so pretty and bright. I can’t wait to make them. Thank you for taking them out of “drafts” and sharing them. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Kelly
February 14, 2018 at 9:08 PMThanks Amy! I am ashamed to say that I actually have over 30 recipes in my draft section ready to be published. I want to share them all…but don’t want to inundate everyone with too many recipes at once hahaha. But I am slowly starting to get those recipes published! These cookies are too good not to share with everyone so I was happy to finally be excited about the pictures and hit that publish button! XOXO
pglooney
February 12, 2018 at 9:41 AMPerfect for Valentineโs Day! Now if I could make mine as pretty as yours
Kelly
February 14, 2018 at 9:08 PMThank you! You are too kind! My cookie decorating skills definitely need some work ๐ Happy Valentine’s Day!
thefrizzybaker
February 12, 2018 at 11:54 PMHi Kelly! These look and sound delicious… cinnamon icing, yum! I love the glossy red icing, these were photos worth waiting for, they look fab!
Kelly
February 14, 2018 at 9:09 PMThank you darling! I was super excited to share this recipe and I really liked the bright red color too! Have an awesome rest of the week ๐ XOXO
Deepika|TheLoveOfCakes
February 13, 2018 at 4:18 AMThose cookies look so pretty with that red cinnamon icing! Perfect for V-day!
Kelly
February 14, 2018 at 9:10 PMThank you Deepika! I hope you had a fabulous Valentine’s Day! XOXO
Greedyeats -Neha
February 13, 2018 at 12:21 PMThe cookies are so beautiful in red. The perfect tinge of red I should say! I never heard about cinnamon oil before. Thanks for this new info. ๐
Kelly
February 14, 2018 at 9:13 PMThank you Neha! The cinnamon oil is the same super concentrate that you would use in candy making. Definitely gives the icing that cinnamon candy flavor. Yum!! XOXO
Cori - Sweet Coralice
February 14, 2018 at 7:22 PMMmmm yes! I love cinnamon candies and this looks like a perfect little treat!! ๐๐
Kelly
February 14, 2018 at 9:16 PMThank you Cori! The icing totally has a cinnamon candy taste to it! Happy Valentine’s Day! XOXO ๐
Agness of Run Agness Run
February 15, 2018 at 3:04 AMThese cookies look so palatable and appetizing, Kelly! That red color is mouth-watering. I will definitely try them soon.
Kelly
February 15, 2018 at 9:37 PMThank you Agness! If you do, let me know what you think! Hope you had a great Valentine’s Day girl!! XOXO ๐
helenfern
February 17, 2018 at 5:52 AMCinnamon icing sounds really good – think I’d end up eating all the cookies! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Kelly
February 19, 2018 at 6:33 AMThanks Helen!! Exactly why I had to immediately give all these cookies away hehehe ๐