These Best Ever Sugar Cookies are literally a cookie par-tay in your mouth. They are the perfect balance of soft and chewy and are totally addicting. Perfect for cut-out cookie shapes or bars, trust me when I tell you, everyone will love these sweet babies!

Best Ever Sugar Cookies

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Ingredients

  

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup salted butter room temperature
• 3 eggs large
• 1 cup sour cream room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 5 cups flour all-purpose

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line pan with parchment or baking mat.
• Mix dough using stand mixer or hand mixer in order of ingredients above.

  *I suggest not doubling this particular recipe. It is thick and may be too hard on your mixers. Instead, make separate batches.*
• Chill dough thoroughly. *Dough can be prepared in advance and frozen for use at a later date.*
• Bar cookies: Evenly press dough on greased and floured sheet pan. Cut-out cookies: Flour counter. Using small portions of dough at a time, roll out to 1/4" thickness and cut out shapes.
• Bake 10-13 minutes. Cookies will not look brown. If preparing bars in a large pan, baking time may require a few more minutes depending on thickness of bars.
• Allow to cool completely on cooling racks before frosting.