Sugar cookie dough mix provides many dessert options. You can enjoy your sugar cookies plain, frost them or mix in an ingredient such as peanut butter, nuts or chocolate chips to change the flavor and texture. This versatile cookie mix ensures that no matter people's tastes, you'll always be able to whip up fresh cookies that will satisfy. Peanut butter cookies are a popular choice and are simple to make. Add this to my Recipe Box.

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.


• Prepare sugar cookie dough according to the instructions on the package.


• Add water and peanut butter and mix them together on low for one minute.


• Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto an un-greased cookie sheet. Press the balls of dough down with the fork, making a crisscross pattern on each cookie.


• Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.

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There aren't many people who don't enjoy eating cookies once in a while. Cookies can be baked or unbaked and come in many different flavors, one being brown sugar. These sugar cookies aren't only delicious, they are quick and simple to bake too. The brown sugar adds a distinct flavor and color to this sweet cookie. Bake a dozen brown sugar cookies for your family or friends and watch how fast they go. Add this to my Recipe Box.

• Preheat the oven to a temperature of 350 degrees F. Line a flat cookie sheet with parchment paper. This will help make removing cookies from the pan easier.


• Put the butter in a small sauce pan and turn the burner on medium high. Let the butter melt completely. Then, continue to let it cook until the butter has a brown appearance. Take off the burner and let cool.


• Pack the brown sugar into a 2 cup measuring cup or into 2-1 cup measuring cups. Dump into a large bowl and pour the cooled, melted butter over the brown sugar. Use an electric mixer to blend the butter and brown sugar together.


• Add the egg and vanilla extract to the brown sugar mixture and cream together. Next, combine the flour, salt and baking powder in a small bowl and use a spoon to mix together. Add small amounts of the flour to the brown sugar mixture, stirring after each addition until all the flour is completely incorporated.


• Get a small bowl and put the colored sugar in it. This is to roll the cookie balls in for decoration. You can also just use white granulated sugar for this step.


• Take the cookie dough and roll into 2 inch balls. Roll the balls into the bowl of colored sugar, coating entirely. Place each ball on the parchment lined cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Either use your fingers or the bottom of a glass to flatten the cookie balls slightly.


• Place the brown sugar cookies in the oven and let bake for 14 minutes. Take them out even if the top is cracked open in places and they look a little raw. Let sit about 5 minutes to cool off and then eat them.

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This recipe always gets rave reviews. It's no surprise, because the icing has a great taste, and it makes the cookies look like they're from a designer cookie store! The icing is glossy, the colors are bright, and it is fantastic for making your cookies really stand out in the crowd. Add To Recipe Box From the eHow Community See more like this

• In a small bowl, stir sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond (or vanilla) extract. You may need to adjust the quantities of milk or corn syrup slightly to get the consistency you want. Add slowly until it is just right.


• Divide the icing into separate bowls. Add food coloring to each bowl until it has reached your desired shade.


• Dip the cookies in the icing, or use a brush to paint it on. Painting is especially good to do detailing, like adding a carrot nose to a snowman, or making a beautiful butterfly cookie!


• Try this icing with my recipe for Yummy Soft Sugar Cookies! They are very tasty, stay soft, and pair very well with this icing. Link found below.

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For many, Halloween is virtually synonymous with sugary sweets and candy galore. Whether you simply want to reduce the amount of sugar that your kids are consuming during the spooky activities or you have a medical need that dictates monitoring your sugar levels, this cookie recipe is sure to please. It also makes a fun craft project for kids because they can paint the cookies with edible tempera paint to make any design they desire. Does this Spark an idea?

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine margarine and Splenda. Add vanilla and one whole egg, then sift flour and baking powder into large bowl with other ingredients. Mix well using an electric mixer.


• Turn out dough on greased surface, and roll to half-inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to cut out pumpkins, candy corn, witch hats and ghosts. Place cookies on cookie sheet.


• In small bowl, beat two egg yolks. Separate into as many bowls as you need colors. Add food coloring to dye the yolks. Use a paintbrush to paint the cookies before you bake them. For dark colors, you may only need 1/4 tsp. However, lighter colors will show up better if you use at least 1/2 tsp. of food coloring.


• Bake for about 10 minutes until cookies are done. Remove from cookie sheet and place on cooling rack. Let cool and serve.

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Suffering from an egg allergy or cutting back on sources of cholesterol doesn't have to mean going without cookies. For that matter, you can use an egg-free recipe for pecan-filled cookies that doesn't call for baking powder, either. These vegan cookies are great for those with allergic reactions to eggs. Add this to my Recipe Box.

• Soften but don't melt the butter or margarine in the microwave using a microwave-safe bowl. Add the sugar and beat until creamy. Add the vanilla and beat again. Because this is an egg-free recipe and can be made without any dairy products, these vegan cookies are great keepers and can be stored for weeks without spoiling.


• Add the chopped pecans and crushed potato chips. Beat at medium speed for two minutes. Gradually add the flour and beat well. The dough will be thick, so you might want to mix them by hand or use a heavy-duty mixer.


• Place well-rounded teaspoons of the dough on an ungreased cookie sheet, two inches apart. Use the bottom of a greased drinking glass, dipped in some more sugar to flatten each cookie to a quarter-inch thick. Re-dip the glass into the sugar after doing each cookie.


• Bake in a 350-degree oven for 10 minutes. Remove the cookies from the pan and allow to cool on a plate or rack.

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Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce enough insulin, which your body uses to convert sugar. Diabetics can't have sugar, but that doesn't mean they can't enjoy some of the same foods everyone else does. With a little tweaking, diabetics can also have holiday desserts. Valentine sugar cookies are a treat that everyone can fall in love with. Make them as a special gift for your diabetic loved one or friend. Add this to my Recipe Box.

• Mix together the Crisco shortening, artificial sweetener and egg. Blend well with a hand mixer.


• Combine the flour, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl.


• Add the milk, vanilla and water to the wet mix.


• Put all the ingredients together and mix them well.


• Chill the dough in the refrigerator until firm, about 3 hours.


• Roll out the dough with a rolling pin to about 1/8 inch thick.


• Press the cookie cutters into the dough to make Valentine heart cookies.


• Place egg yolks in a bowl, and add a teaspoon of red food coloring. Mix together. Brush the color onto the cookies before they bake.


• Bake cookies at 325 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool.

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What stimulates nostalgia more than the tantalizing scent of something delicious baking in the oven? Most of us remember the taste of warm, freshly baked sugar cookies from our childhood. You can make your own tasty sugar cookies from scratch. An electric mixer simplifies and speeds up the process, unlike the marathon baking sessions of yesteryear. Make one or more batches of these sugar cookies for you and someone special. Cookies are one gift that rarely gets returned. Add this to my Recipe Box.

• Beat the butter, using a mixer on medium-high speed. Add the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to medium-low and gradually beat in the rest of the ingredients. When the ingredients are fully incorporated, the dough should begin to form a ball and pull away from the sides of the mixing bowl. Turn off the mixer.


• Sprinkle flour onto a clean, dry and flat surface.


• Place the dough on the floured surface, and divide it into two equal portions. Cover both portions with a layer of plastic wrap.


• Roll the dough into 1-inch thick rectangles with a rolling pin. Remove the plastic wrap and discard it.


• Dip a cookie cutter in flour and cut out your cookie shapes.


• Place the shaped cookie dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet.


• Add colored sugar crystals or sprinkles, if desired.


• Chill the cookie dough for 20 minutes in the refrigerator while your oven preheats to 350 degrees F.


• Remove the baking sheet from the refrigerator and bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10 to 17 minutes. Take the baking sheet from the oven.


• Allow the cookies to cool for five minutes on the baking sheet, then remove them with a spatula and place them on a cooling rack. The cookies will become firm as they cool.


• Put the cooled cookies into a decorative cookie jar or tin. Depending upon the size of each cookie, this recipe should yield up to 70 sugar cookies.

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Sugar cookies are perfect for rolling out, cutting out in various shapes, and decorating. This recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies and be given as gifts to friends and family. Here are a few easy steps to have you enjoying sugar cookies in no time. Add To Recipe Box From the eHow Community See more like this

• Combine the flour, salt and baking powder. Do not sift.


• Beat the butter until creamy, then add the sugar, vanilla and lemon extract and beat for 1 minute.


• Beat in the egg and yolk.


• Stir in the flour mixture only until incorporated. Stop stirring the instant the dough is uniform.


• Form into a log, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 2 hours.


• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.


• Divide the dough and roll it out between two sheets of wax paper; make your cutouts. Only work with a little at a time. Keep the rest in the refrigerator to stay chilled.


• Decorate the tops of the cookies with colored sugar, sprinkles, candies and other foods that won't melt in the oven.


• Place the cookies on a nonstick baking sheet and cook for 10 minutes, or until they just start to turn golden around the edges. If cookies turn golden before 10 minutes have passed, lower the oven temperature.

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Sugar cookies are traditionally made and served during the holiday season. They do not require a lot of time and effort to make. This sugar cookie recipe uses a simple list of ingredients. It takes about 15 minutes to prepare and 6 minutes to bake. This recipe will make about 5 dozen sugar cookies. Add this to my Recipe Box.

• Grease a large baking sheet with butter and set it aside. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.


• In a medium-sized bowl, combine 4 cups of flour and half a teaspoon of baking soda. Set this bowl to the side.


• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine 3 eggs, 1 and 1/2 cups of sugar, 3/4 cup of mayonnaise and 2 and 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Continue to use the electric mixer to beat in the flour until everything is blended together.


• Use a tablespoon to place spoon-fulls of the dough mixture onto the greased baking sheet. Leave 2 to 3 inches in between each spoonful.


• Place 1/3 cup of sugar in a small bowl. Use the flat bottom of a glass and dip it in water to wet it. Dip the wet bottom of the glass in the sugar bowl and then gently flatten out one pile of dough into a cookie shape. Repeat until you have flattened all the dough and coated the tops with sugar.


• Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 6 minutes. Remove and allow to cool completely before serving.

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If you have a large batch of sugar cookie dough, you can store it in the refrigerator or freezer to use later. Storing the sugar cookie dough will save you time when you decide to make the cookies, and it will ensure that you have fresh cookies when you need them. Refrigerated sugar cookie dough will only last for up to three days, but frozen cookie dough will remain fresh for three months. Add this to my Recipe Box.

• Wrap leftover sugar cookie dough in plastic wrap or place it in an airtight container. Avoid leaving any areas of the dough exposed.


• Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator. Refrigerate the cookie dough for two to three days.


• Discard the sugar cookie dough after three days.


• Separate dough into your desired portions according to the recipe. Roll or slice the cookie dough as desired. Place it on a cookie sheet in the freezer until the sugar cookie dough hardens completely.


• Wrap the cookie dough in freezer paper or place it in a freezer storage bag. Write the contents and the date on the freezer paper or storage bag with a permanent marker.


• Place the cookie dough in the freezer. Freeze the cookie dough for up to three months.


• Bake the cookies straight from the freezer or place the sugar cookie dough in the refrigerator to thaw. You will need to increase the baking time to ensure that they cook properly.

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