Colorful Sugar Cookies 🎄🍪✨

Festive, buttery sugar cookies with vibrant colors—perfect for holidays, parties, or a fun baking day!

Ingredients

For the Cookie Dough

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• Red and green food coloring

Instructions

1. Make Dough: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
2. Mix Dry Ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to wet mixture until combined.
3. Add Color: Divide dough into portions. Knead in red and green food coloring until evenly distributed.
4. Chill: Wrap dough portions in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until firm.
5. Shape & Bake: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Roll dough to ¼ inch thick. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 8–10 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
6. Cool: Let cookies cool on baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to wire racks.
7. Decorate (Optional): Once cooled, decorate with icing, sprinkles, or toppings of choice.

Tips for Success

• Chill dough to prevent spreading.
• No cookie cutters? Roll dough into balls, flatten slightly, and bake.
• Prefer one color? Combine all dough together before rolling.

Details

• Prep Time: 20 minutes + chilling
• Bake Time: 8–10 minutes
• Total Time: ~1 hour 30 minutes