Perfect Cut Out Sourdough Sugar Cookies

Sourdough Sugar cookie snowflake cookies are stacked on top of each other.

5 from 5 votes

Perfect Cut Out Sourdough Sugar Cookies

Soft and sweet, these soft Sourdough Sugar Cookies are easy to make and perfect to cut with your favorite cookie cutters! Don't waste your sourdough starter discard, make sugar cookies with it!

Prep Time1 5

Cook Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Cookies

Calories: 83kcal

Author: Lynn Polito

Equipment

Ingredients

½ cup Butter Room Temperature, 1 stick
1 ¼ cup Sugar
1 Egg
½ cup Sourdough Discard Inactive, Unfed
2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ teaspoon Salt
2 cups All Purpose Flour

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Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter and sugar. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Add the egg, vanilla extract, and sourdough discard. Mix again for 1 minute.
Carefully add the flour and salt to the stand mixer. Mix for 1 minute until the dough comes together into a ball.
Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and make the dough ball into a disc. Place in the refrigerator for at least an hour, or up to overnight.
When you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly flour your countertop and place the dough on the flour lined counter. Flour a rolling pin and roll the dough out so the thickness of the dough is about ¼ inch thick.
With your favorite cookie cutters, cut the dough, and place the cut outs onto a parchment lined baking sheet. If you are adding sprinkles to the cookies, now is the time to add them. Bake for 8-12 minutes depending on the thickness of your cookies.
When they are baked, allow them to cool on a wire cooling rack and then decorate with royal icing.

Notes

Cookie cutters are just one way to utilize this dough. If you don't want to deal with the hassle of rolling out the dough and cutting cookie cutters into the dough, simply roll the dough into a log. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate. When you are ready to bake the dough, cut the dough into circles and sprinkle with more sugar. Bake for 8-10 minutes depending on your oven temperature.
Thinner cookies will take less time to cook than thicker cookies. Watch the oven closely to make sure the cookies do not burn if they are thin.

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