No Chill Sugar Cookies Recipes

NO CHILL SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven at 350°F / 177°C / Gas Mark 4.
• Sift together the flour and salt (as well as cocoa powder for the chocolate sugar cookies).
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla extract followed by the eggs, one at a time, mixing each until well incorporated. Pro tip - Incorporating each egg well before adding the next will ensure the dough does not curdle.
• Next, add the flour mixture and combine well but do not overmix. Pro tip - We do not want to activate the gluten and make our cookies tough. So, just bring it all together until no dry flour is visible.
• Divide the dough into two discs. Wrap well and set aside. It is easier to work with smaller portions rather than the whole batch at once. Pro tip - If you are not using immediately this dough can be stored in the fridge for 2 to 3 days or frozen for up to a month.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Dust the rolling pin and surface of the dough lightly with more flour as needed.Pro tip - Use only enough flour as necessary and dust off excess to prevent the cookies from drying out.
• Roll the dough between 1/4 to 1/8 inch thickness. You can roll them thinner than 1/4 inch but I would not recommend below 1/8 inch as the cookies will bake crisp. Pro tip - I like using a rolling pin with spacers so I know the dough is even all over.
• Cut the dough using the desired shaped cookie cutters and place them on a cookie sheet one inch apart.Pro tip - I like to cut the cookies on parchment paper and remove the excess dough around the cut shape. This will ensure the cut shape is not distorted.
• If necessary, transfer the cookies to a baking tray with parchment paper. Bake the cookies from the center rack for 8 to 10 minutes depending on the thickness of the cookies. Pro tip - The cookies will bake white and should have a slight color on the bottom. So, do not overbake these cookies.
• When baked, let cool on the cookie sheet for 7 to 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool further. Pro tip - The cookies will continue to bake with the residue heat on the cookie sheet until cooled completely.
• Store in an airtight container. These are delicious on their own or can be frosted with buttercream, royal icing, fondant, or sugar glaze.
• In a bowl, combine the powdered sugar with milk until you have a thick pouring consistency. Pro tip - It is better to keep the consistency for icing thick. Thinner icing will flow outside easily and not dry as well.

EASY NO-CHILL SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl; add to butter mixture 1 cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
• Do not chill dough. Divide dough into two balls. On a floured surface roll each ball into a circle approximately 12" wide and 1/8" thick. Dip cookie cutter in flour and cut out cookies.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 6 - 7 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. It helps to line pans with parchment paper for easy cookie removal.

VEGAN NO-CHILL SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Add oil, baking powder, sugar, soy milk, and extract to a mixing bowl and combine with a whisk.
• Stir flour in 1/2 cup at a time with a large spoon. When the dough is too thick to mix any more flour in with the spoon, knead it in with your hands. NOTE: I use Silk soy milk. The wet/dry balance of the dough may vary depending on the type and even brand of milk substitute you are using. The dough should form a ball when squeezed together but not be sticky in your hands. As you add flour, knead each 1/2 cup addition in thoroughly and check for this. If it is getting too dry to hold together as a ball, either stop adding flour or add a bit more of your liquid. If it is sticky feeling, you need a little more flour.
• When your dough is done, take a handful of dough, shape it into a ball in your hands, and roll the dough out on a floured surface. If the dough is sticking to the rolling pin, dust the top of the ball of dough with flour before rolling. (If after a while the dough becomes too dry to form a ball after repeated rolling out and dusting with flour, knead 2-3 drops of water into it to get it to form a ball again. ).
• Cut into desired shapes. Lift shapes with spatula onto lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake for about eight minutes. Cookies are done when points are showing the slightest hint of brown, or just before that. Use a spatula to loosen cookies from sheets immediately.
• Allow cookies to cool and decorate as desired.