Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe — Best Sugar Cookie Recipes

Are you looking for an easy sugar cookie recipe, that you can make for Valentines Day, Christmas, and just because you want a delicious sugar cookie? Then take a look at this best Sugar Cookie Recipe that I tried to make a tiny bit healthier!

I am not a big fan of baking, since when you bake you usually have to use sugar and white flour, which are not the healthy ingredients that I like to use in my cooking. I try to minimize the usage of flour and sugar in my cooking in order to make it healthier, and while it is not hard to do that when you cook, it is pretty much impossible to do that when you are baking.

Also, I like to be creative when I cook. And when you bake, you have to follow the recipe of your dessert will not come out. I have been getting requests to make sugar cookies and sugar cookies with sprinkles, so I finally made them.

I reviewed and tried a few different recipes, and added a few twists to make this best Sugar Cookie Recipe healthier. This easy sugar cookie recipe is still using some white flour, but I substituted about 1/3 of white flour with whole grain flour, and have not noticed a difference in taste.

In addition to using whole grain flour, I am also adding 1 tablespoon of flax seeds to this easy sugar cookie recipe, as flax seeds is a good ingredient, and I add them to all of my baked items.

So what do you need to make this delicious sugar cookies? The most important item that you need are:

Cookie Cutters. These are really cute and inexpensive cookie cutters, and you will be able to use them to make different cookies.

And to make this easy sugar cookie recipe, you will also need:

A Rolling Pin, to roll out the dough.

Cutting Board, a large cutting board, which is great for rolling out the cookie dough.

Tools You Need To Make Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe

Cookie Cutters
Rolling Pin
Cutting Board
Mixing Bowl
Stand Mixer
Baking Sheets
Baking Mats

Ingredients You Need To Make Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe

1 Cup of Sugar
2 Sticks Of Unsalted Butter, Softened
1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
1 Egg
3/4 Cup of Whole Grain Flour
1 and 3/4 Cup of White Flour, plus more for rolling out the dough
1 Tablespoon of Ground Flax Seeds
3/4 Teaspoon of Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon of Salt

How To Make Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe

Make sure that the butter is softened enough, before you start making this easy sugar cookie recipe.

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Arrange the baking mats on the cookie sheets.

In a mixing bowl, combine whole grain flour, white flour, ground flax seeds, baking powder and salt.

Add sugar and flour to the bowl of the stand mixer, and beat until they are combined.

Add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat until combined.

Add the mix of flours, a bit at a time, and beat well.

Remove the sugar cookie dough from the mixer. Divide the dough into three equal portions. Cover two of the portions with a towel or plastic wrap.

Put some flour on the cutting board. Roll out the third portion of the dough on the cutting board.

Use the cookie cutters to cut out the cookies. This is the fun part! Now arrange the cookies on the baking mats on the cookie sheets.

Repeat with the the other two dough portions.

Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 14-18 minutes, until the cookies start becoming very light brown.