Grandma Amico's Buttermilk Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Grandma Amico's buttermilk sugar cookie cutouts recipe yields soft, fluffy cookies. You can refrigerate the dough for one week or freeze it for longer.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 153 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon milk, or more as needed
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 0.5 cup buttermilk
• colored sprinkles, as needed
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

Step 2

Beat white sugar, shortening, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla together in the bowl of a stand mixer (such as KitchenAid) fitted with the paddle attachment until creamy.

Step 3

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; beat into sugar mixture, ½ cup at a time, beating well after each addition.

Step 4

Pat dough into a square shape; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate dough, 2 hours to overnight.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin to desired thickness.

Step 6

Cut dough into shapes using cookie cutters; place onto ungreased baking sheets.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms begin to lightly brown, 8 to 12 minutes. Cool cookies completely on wax paper or a wire rack, 15 to 30 minutes.

Step 8

Combine confectioners' sugar and milk in a bowl until forms a paste, adding more sugar or milk until frosting reaches desired consistency.

Step 9

Thinly spread frosting onto cooled cookies; cover with sprinkles.