Yo's Sugar Cookie Dough
If you're looking for something sweet and simple, Yo's Sugar Cookie Recipe is the basic bake for you. Cookies are our favorite quick recipes because you can go from pouring ingredients into your mixing bowl to pulling cookies out of the oven in under 30 minutes. And on days when you want to play with your food for longer, sugar cookies are a blank slate for dipping and decorating.
For the simplest design, shape your dough into a log and slice off round cookies. Or take your cookie cues from Yo, and make sugar cookie French fries 🍟: Roll out your dough, and cut it into the shape of fries. Instead of ketchup, use a dipping sauce like maple caramel 🍁 or chocolate. 🍫
To get a little more decorative, breakout your cutest cookie cutters. (We like these Under the Sea Cookie Cutters and these Lemonade Stand Cookie Cutters for our summer sweets!) Pro tip: To help your cookies keep their shape, stick them in the freezer for 10 minutes before you bake. Cold butter is the key to clean lines. 🧈
Once your cookies cool, you can decorate with royal icing. For truly regal cookie decorations, 👑 learn to use royal icing like a pro. In our Bake You Happy live tutorials, an expert cookier will help you create stunning iced sugar cookies — no matter your skill level.