No Roll Sugar Cookie Recipe

No-Roll Sugar Cookies 🍪✨
Soft, thick, and perfectly sweet—no rolling pin, no chilling, no cookie cutters required.

Ingredients

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened

• ¾ cup granulated sugar

• 1 large egg

• 1½ tsp vanilla extract

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• ½ tsp baking powder

• ¼ tsp salt

Optional

• Colored sugar or sprinkles

• Vanilla glaze or frosting

Instructions

1. Preheat oven
   Heat to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment.

2. Cream butter & sugar
   Beat until light and fluffy (2–3 minutes).

3. Add egg & vanilla
   Mix until smooth.

4. Add dry ingredients
   Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt just until combined.

5. Scoop cookies
   Scoop 1½–2 tbsp dough onto baking sheets.
   Gently flatten slightly with fingers or the bottom of a glass.

6. Decorate (optional)
   Sprinkle with sugar or sprinkles.

7. Bake
   Bake 9–11 minutes until edges are set and tops look pale.

8. Cool
   Let rest on pan 5 minutes, then transfer to rack.

Texture & Flavor

• Soft, tender centers

• Lightly crisp edges

• Classic vanilla sugar-cookie flavor

Pro Tips

• Do not overbake—they stay pale

• For thicker cookies, chill dough 10 minutes (optional)

• Add almond extract (¼ tsp) for bakery flavor

Variations

• Lemon: Add lemon zest + juice

• Sprinkle Cookies: Roll dough balls in sugar

• Frosted: Top with buttercream or glaze

• Gluten-Free: Use 1:1 gluten-free flour

Storage

• Store airtight up to 4 days

• Freeze dough balls up to 2 months

If you want, I can give you a crinkle-top version, a no-spread bakery style, or holiday sprinkle sugar cookies