Food and Recipes Desserts Cookies 5-Ingredient Sugar Cookies Recipe Be the first to rate & review! When glazing, use a shallow bowl that will accommodate the entire cookie. By Southern Living Editors Updated on December 3, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Hands On Time: 20 mins Total Time: 2 hrs Yield: Makes about 2 1/2 dozen Linda Pugliese, Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas, Buffy Hargett Miller Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 3 cups powdered sugar, divided 1 large egg 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Parchment paper White nonpareils Directions Beat butter and 1 cup sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat 30 seconds. Add flour, beating at low speed until combined. Place dough on lightly floured parchment paper, and roll to 1/4-inch thickness. Transfer rolled dough and parchment paper to a baking sheet, and chill 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 375°. Cut dough with lightly floured 2-inch cutters; place 1/2 inch apart on 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Reroll scraps, and repeat process. Bake, in batches, at 375° for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 30 minutes). Whisk together 2 1/2 Tbsp. water and remaining 2 cups powdered sugar. Dip top of each cookie in glaze, and transfer to a wire rack in a jelly-roll pan. Sprinkle with nonpareils. Let stand 1 hour or until set. Rate it Print