I've always refrained from calling a recipe on here 'the best' especially for something more common like a sugar cookie — a simple google search for 'sugar cookie' yields about 2,180,000,000 results and no way my little recipe here is beating out 2,179,999,999 other ones. I've baked these cookies for family and friends and throughout the years I've heard "these are the best sugar cookies" and "these are honestly my favourite sugar cookies" quite a few times... enough times that it boosted my ego enough for me to put that superlative in my recipe title. The original recipe actually belongs to my aunt, a very talented cookie decorator, and she was kind enough to share it with me a few years back. I've made some tweaks here and there over the years, but nothing major. I use this cookie recipe throughout the year but it feels extra special during the holidays because that's when I first learned to decorate sugar cookies from my aunt.
I shared this sugar cookie recipe two or three years ago but have made it a handful (read: over 50) more times that I'm updating it and re-sharing it now. I used my snow globe, Christmas tree, and snowflake cookie cutters for this batch but feel free to use whichever cutter you like. The number of cookies this recipe yields depends on the size and shape of the cookie cutter you use. I've also used this sugar cookie recipe as the base for jam-filled linzer cookies and thumbprint cookies. The recipe always yields a cookie that is delicate and tender – it has a crisp exterior but melts in your mouth. It's very versatile and that's another ...