Sugar Cookies
Find easy recipes for sugar cookies that are perfect for decorating, plus recipes for colored sugar, frosting, and more!
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How to Decorate Cookies
Explore Sugar Cookies
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Stained Glass Cookies
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Biscochitos Traditional Cookies
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Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
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Sugar-Free "Sugar" Cookies with Sugar-Free "Sugar" Icing
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Sugar Cookie Cutouts
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Sour Cream Sugar Cookies I
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Mary's Sugar Cookies
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Michelle's Soft Sugar Cookies
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Cracked Sugar Cookies I
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Snickerdoodles I
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Amish Sugar Cakes
![close up view of a pile of Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodles on a white platter](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/drGAYwOyBhSrcS8BTY8T4MTjWMQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/4064320-chef-johns-pumpkin-spice-snickerdoodles-Chef-John-1x1-1-016c1a7d67e84c55b1d67b0969bd1a76.jpg)
Chef John's Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodles
![close up view of Sugar Cookies garnished with sprinkles on a pink platter](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/rER1DxCowcgcvSGfWEI6GL0HgBg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(719x794:721x796)/4500764-grandma-minnies-old-fashioned-sugar-cookies-EMMA-MEYER-4x3-1-16552aabf9ca4a70b9e5ce86a3f51bb6.jpg)
Grandma Minnie's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
![strawberry sugar cookies with red sugar sprinkles](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/xeiGsYaxiBxaTVuCfDY18ncB3ZM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/235942chewy-strawberry-sugar-cookiesKim4x3-fdc48f310f514b02b92ebea5bccb7dcc.jpg)
Chewy Strawberry Sugar Cookies
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French Cookies (Belgi Galettes)
![close up view of Soft Sugar Cookies with colorful sprinkles on a cooling rack](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/9IcFGibcJhCt4A391Ac8HruBpNw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(799x0:801x2)/583400-old-time-soft-sugar-cookies-Pam-Ziegler-Lutz-4x3-1-574c1291079c441abee80e4b5ee4fffd.jpg)
Old Time Soft Sugar Cookies
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Powdered Sugar Cookies I
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Blue Ribbon Sugar Cookies
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Mexican Sugar Cookies
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Mrs. Fields Sugar Cookies
![Great-Grandma's Sour Cream Drop Cookies on a plate served with a cup of tea](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/XcZDEjsTDtKvh3D-dnAwJDYf79c=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/great-grandmas-sour-cream-drop-cookie-1-photo-jill-lightner-crop-2000-692e1944a9044cdfb1a87b7440e40fb3.jpg)
My New Favorite Sugar Cookie Recipe? It's 90 Years Old and Comes From My Great-Grandma
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Sweet Sourdough Cookies
![close up view of a pile of Lavender Sugar Cookies on a green and white plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/T-SwUdgHlDaxE3S4o2crzkYiBxE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(449x0:451x2)/1127700-the-best-lavender-sugar-cookies-ever-kmorrell-4x3-1-92101a4f31814ef3a59bc1c03fc67a3d.jpg)
The Best Lavender Sugar Cookies Ever
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Melted Snowman Cookies
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Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
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Ultimate Sugar Cookies
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Pumpkin Spice Soft Sugar Cookies
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Amazing Sugar Cookies
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Cookie Mold Sugar Cookies
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Sweet as Sugar Cookies
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Basic Sugar Cookies - Tried and True Since 1960
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Lipardo's Puto Seco
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Delilah's Frosted Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
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Buttermilk Cookies
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Dead Bones (L'Ossa Morte)
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Anise Seed Borrachio Cookies
![The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/hfRC4kJmYrNumOtiIywJhLxzsQs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(324x0:326x2)/2467606-The-Best-Rolled-Sugar-Cookies-Photo-by-Allrecipes-resized-be16671030e140499cd85f542cd0146b.jpg)
How to Make Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
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Healthier Easy Sugar Cookies
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Mailaenderli
![Princess Cookies](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/Qq44cIFhtzn_Krbv6AQ2k_BpXcc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(433x0:435x2)/Screen-Shot-2021-07-26-at-10.43.04-AM-47c0991e88df41dd8a7da21b11f2d29f.png)
10 Lemon Sugar Cookies That Are Full of Bright Flavor
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Giant Heart-Shaped Pan Cookie
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Easy Breeze Sugar Cookies
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Swedish Cookies (Brunscrackers)
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Banana Pudding Sugar Cookies
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Homemade Fortune Cookies
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Pink Icing Cookies
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Sugar Cookies with Honey
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