This sugar cookie recipe uses easy ingredients you probably already have on hand for soft and chewy cookies that are sure to satisfy a sweet tooth.

Using this recipe for The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies, you can roll out the sugar cookie dough, cut it into all sorts of shapes and sizes, and decorate the cookies to suit the occasion (Hint: We love holiday cookie cutters!). So, let's dive in and see how to make sugar cookies from scratch following this recipe, with lots of tips and tricks along the way to ensure cookie-baking success.

This soft sugar cookie recipe is a state fair blue ribbon winner, and it's so easy, anyone can make it. Just mix up the dough, roll it into balls (no rolling pin required!), coat with sugar, and bake. These soft, chewy sugar cookies can be decorated with any color sugar, making them perfect for holidays and other special occasions like baby showers, engagement parties, and birthdays.

These 3-ingredient peanut butter cookies are naturally gluten-free, ready in less than 30 minutes, and easy to make for a soft and chewy treat.

These soft sugar cookies make the best holiday cutouts using simple pantry ingredients. They are made with margarine and have a light vanilla flavor

This Crisco sugar cookie recipe can be made with pancake syrup instead of corn syrup if you wish.

This sugar cookie frosting is quick and easy to make with just 4 simple ingredients; color with different food colorings and have fun decorating!

I found this to be the best sugar cookie recipe for cutouts! very good flavor even without the frosting.

Sugar cookie bars made easy and delicious with almond extract, vanilla extract, and butter, all topped off with a sweet, creamy frosting.

A traditional refrigerator cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar before baking. Great for making ahead of time.