NO SPREAD Sugar Cookies | Cookie Recipe for Decorating with Royal Icing

Look no further for no spread sugar cookies! This is my favorite cut out sugar cookie recipe :) I’ve tried and tweaked a few different recipes over the years, and this recipe here has become my favorite for no spread sugar cookies. This is the ONLY sugar cookie recipe I use and has become my staple for the last couple years.

The base for this recipe started with the Preppy Kitchen sugar cookie recipe, however I tweaked it to my liking by adding more salt, more vanilla (and using vanilla bean paste instead of vanilla extract), reducing the amount of cornstarch and using both white and brown sugar.

I wouldn't say I'm an expert on the cookie recipe development front (I'd say my expertise is more on the royal icing side) as there are definitely softer/airier recipes out there (this recipe is on the denser side). I do, however, have enough experience with baking cookies to have answers to alllll your questions (see all the different FAQ sections in the blog post linked below).

But like I said: it's become my go-to for a reason. The best parts about this recipe are that it keeps its shape with nice crisp edges (i.e. it barely spreads!), doesn't need to be chilled (as long as your ingredients are the right temperature) and has great flavor (thanks to my tweaking of the salt, use of vanilla bean paste and addition of brown sugar). I use a lemon royal icing recipe that pairs incredibly well with this cookie recipe. Many have described my cookies as sugar cookie meets SweeTART. That's a win in my book!

Get the (printable) recipe here: https://thisisthegracefulbaker.com/no...
**Blog post includes TONS of FAQs and Tips & Tricks for success! (more than 4,000 words worth!!!) Plus links to my favorite products used for baking.

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NO SPREAD Sugar Cookies | Cookie Recipe for Decorating with Royal Icing
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