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These delicious cut or drop sugar cookie ideas are perfect for frosting or icing! Just add some sprinkles, and pour a cold glass of milk.

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Our Favorite Cookies!

Sugar cookies are our FAVORITE cookies! Whether you are rolling or cutting, they are worth the effort (at least in our book). We wanted to put all of our BEST sugar cookie ideas in one spot! These cookies are perfect for decorating and can be customized for ANY season or holiday! We have an entire collection of ideas, ranging from frosted to unfrosted, traditional to holiday-themed.

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4.97 from 224 votes

Frosted Sugar Cookies

Our ALL-TIME favorite frosted sugar cookies are so soft and have the best, creamy frosting with hints of almond!
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4.81 from 72 votes

3 Ingredient Sugar Cookie Recipe

Quick, easy, and delicious 3 ingredients sugar cookies are ready in minutes. You can't get easier than that!!
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4.99 from 85 votes

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Cream cheese sugar cookies are a melt-in-your-mouth cutout cookie. Easy to make and fun to decorate!
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4.96 from 44 votes

Drop Sugar Cookies

Drop sugar cookies will satisfy that sweet tooth in under 30 minutes with no rolling pin required – just drop and bake for delicious cookies!
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4.99 from 171 votes

Lemon Sugar Cookies Recipe

Frosted Lemon Sugar Cookies are buttery soft, with the perfect hint of lemon. They're a perfect treat for lemon lovers!
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4.95 from 37 votes

Copycat Swig Cookies

Make Swig's famous sugar cookies at home! These copycat Swig cookies are THICK and delicious, topped with a creamy frosting.
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5 from 28 votes

Lofthouse Sugar Cookies Recipe

Copycat Lofthouse Sugar Cookies taste just like those amazing melt-in-your-mouth cookies from the grocery store. They are SO soft and yummy.
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5 from 14 votes

Sugar Cookie Blossoms Recipe

Sugar Cookie Blossoms are a chewy, soft sugar cookie rolled in sugar and topped with a Mint Meltaway candy. They're simple and delicious!
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5 from 19 votes

Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe

These Chewy Sugar Cookies are SO yummy! A hint of almond extract and a bit of glaze makes these cookies irresistible!
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5 from 7 votes

Amish Sugar Cookie Recipe

Amish Sugar Cookies are uncomplicated, simple and elegant. This quick cookie is deliciously soft and thick!
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4.90 from 28 votes

Sugar Cookie Bars

Frosted sugar cookie bars are one of everyone's favorite cookies in bar form! They're ready in 30 minutes, and perfect for sharing.
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5 from 19 votes

Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies

Soft and sweet Valentine's Day sugar cookies are the perfect way to say I love you! They are super simple and make a great treat for gifting.
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5 from 15 votes

St. Patrick’s Day Cookies Recipe

Slice-and-bake St Patrick's Day Cookies are the perfect treat to make for the March holiday and one that the kids will go nuts over!
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5 from 12 votes

Easter Sugar Cookies

Shaped like a bird's nest, these deliciously adorable Easter sugar cookies are perfect for all things spring!
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5 from 23 votes

Halloween Sugar Cookie Recipe

Halloween sugar cookies are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. These cute pumpkins are perfect for parties and fall festivals!!
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5 from 7 votes

Halloween Sugar Cookie Cake Recipe

Simply spooky Halloween Sugar Cookie Cake with homemade cream cheese frosting, M&M's and sprinkles is the perfect Halloween dessert!
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5 from 16 votes

Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies

Thanksgiving sugar cookies take our favorite cookie base and top it with a cute candy turkey – kid-friendly and perfect for celebrating!
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4.95 from 58 votes

Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe

Our favorite best-loved Christmas sugar cookies recipe uses an easy no-chill dough and looks as magical as it tastes!
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5 from 22 votes

Peppermint Sugar Cookies

Frosted peppermint sugar cookies are a delightful holiday twist on Mom's BEST-LOVED cookies – perfect for Christmas!
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Kristyn Merkley is a published cookbook author, wife, mom of six, and major food enthusiast! For the past 15 years, she has been sharing foolproof, family-friendly recipes—each one tested in her kitchen—that anyone can master. As a seasoned recipe creator, she loves making cooking simple, stress-free, and totally doable for everyone!

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6 Comments

  1. Kristina says:

    I love your best sugar cookie recipe. It’s the perfect mix of soft and sturdy enough to hold shape and frosting.

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  2. Joy says:

    Sugar cookies are my hubby’s favorite!! The more icing, the better in his opinion. We use your recipes & they are so good & soft!!

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  3. Toni says:

    This is such an amazing list! My kids loved all of these!

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  4. wilhelmina says:

    There is a cookie here for everyone and I love them all. Thanks for gathering them all in one place!

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    1. Olivia says:

      I love all the different sugar cookie ideas. A different version for every occasion!

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  5. Kara says:

    They all look so yummy! Adding those peppermint trees to my Christmas baking list. I love all things mint this time of year!

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