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Delicious Spring Sugar Cookies Recipe – Perfect for Spring Celebrations! 

Spring has sprung, and it’s the perfect time to bake a batch of cheerful Spring Sugar Cookies

These cookies are not only delicious but also beautifully decorated with pastel colors and fun shapes that capture the joy of the season. 

Whether you’re baking for a party, a family gathering, or just to satisfy your sweet tooth, these cookies are sure to be a hit. 

For more scrumptious treats, be sure to check out all of our cookie recipes

Making these Old Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies from scratch not only fills your home with the comforting aroma of freshly baked cookies but also delivers a sweet treat that’s perfect for the spring season.

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Start by creaming together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then, add an egg and milk, mixing well.

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, ensuring everything is well combined.

Chill the dough for at least one hour, Once the dough is chilled, roll it out onto a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 – 1/2 inch thick.

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Use your favorite spring cookie cutters to cut-out cookies, or alternatively, drop spoonfuls of dough using a cookie scoop onto prepared baking sheets.

Bake cookies at 350°F on a prepared cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes until the bottoms turn golden brown.

To ensure the best results when frosting your sugar cookies, it’s important to let them cool completely on a wire rack for about 20-30 minutes. 

Store the cookies in a sealed container at room temperature for up to a week. They can also be frozen for longer storage.

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How to Decorate Spring Cookies

  • Use royal icing or vanilla buttercream for decorating.
  • Stick to pastel colors and natural food coloring.
  • Choose spring-themed designs.
  • Use piping, marbling, and dip/drizzle techniques.
  • Add embellishments like sanding sugar, sprinkles, edible glitter, and flowers.

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    Spring Sugar Cookies

    Spring Sugar Cookies

    Yield: 12
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    : 5 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes

    Easy and fun Spring Sugar Cookies that are sure to impress your friends and family!

    Ingredients

    • 3 cups flour
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • 1/4 tsp salt
    • 1 cup butter
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 1 tbsp milk
    • Candy melts

    Instructions

    1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar until light and fluffy
    2. Add egg and milk, mix again.
    3. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
    4. Add dry ingredients slowly to wet ingredients, mixing well between each addition.
    5. Once your dough forms, plop it onto a sheet of parchment paper. Wrap the dough in the parchment paper and chill in the refrigerator for at least one our. 
    6. Once the dough is chilled, roll dough onto surface, about 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick, and cut out Spring shapes, using cookie cutters. 
    7. Place your sugar cookies onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
    8. Place sugar cookies in the oven and bake 8-10 minutes until they begin to turn golden brown on bottom
    9. Allow springtime sugar cookies to cool. Meanwhile, melt candy melts on 30 second intervals in the microwave.
    10. Once sugar cookies are cooled, dip cookies into the candy melts for a fun Spring candy dipped cookie. Enjoy!

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    sarah conaway

    Wednesday 20th of March 2019

    I like to dip them in Nutella.

    June S.

    Sunday 10th of March 2019

    (SPRINGTIME SUGAR COOKIES) Now that all of our snow is finally melting around here these cookies put me in the mood to do some weekend baking for Springtime.

    Rosie

    Friday 8th of March 2019

    I have spring cookie decorations, and I've not used them, butterflies and flowers, as I found out how lame I am at decorating! But this I can handle, and oh, so cute! I must try this!!

    Dana Rodriguez

    Friday 8th of March 2019

    I love how colorful and springlike these are. Thank you for the recipe!

    Nancy Burgess

    Thursday 7th of March 2019

    These look so pretty and delicious. Great for Easter my grandaughter would love to make them.

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