A platter of soft sugar cookies with smooth icing in pastel colors, decorated with simple wedding-themed sprinkles.
Bridal shower sugar cookies are soft, buttery, and perfect for celebrating. These bridal shower sugar cookies hold their shape, bake up tender, and taste sweet and cozy.
Introduction
The best sugar cookies are soft in the center with lightly crisp edges. The secret is chilling the dough so the cookies don’t spread too much, plus not overbaking.
Why You’ll Love This Bridal Shower Sugar Cookies
- Soft and buttery: Classic sugar cookie flavor.
- Great for decorating: Holds shape without spreading.
- Make-ahead friendly: Dough and cookies store well.
- Easy for beginners: Simple steps.
Ingredients for Bridal Shower Sugar Cookies
Image: Ingredients including flour, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, and icing ingredients.
- Flour (2 3/4 cups)
- Baking powder (1 tsp)
- Salt (1/2 tsp)
- Butter (1 cup)
- Sugar (1 cup)
- Egg (1) and egg yolk (1)
- Vanilla (2 tsp)
- Optional almond extract (1/4 tsp)
Icing: powdered sugar 2 cups, milk 2–4 Tbsp, vanilla 1/2 tsp, optional food coloring and sprinkles
How to Make Bridal Shower Sugar Cookies
Image: Four-panel collage showing dough rolled, cookies cut, baked cookies cooling, and icing with sprinkles.
Bridal Shower Sugar Cookies Recipe Step-by-Step
- 1. Whisk dry ingredients.
- 2. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg, yolk, and vanilla.
- 3. Mix in dry ingredients. Chill dough 1 hour.
- 4. Roll 1/4-inch thick, cut shapes.
- 5. Bake 9–11 minutes at 350°F. Cool.
- 6. Mix icing and decorate with sprinkles.
Storing
Store 3–4 days. Freeze up to 2 months.
Reader Review
These held their shape perfectly and stayed soft for days. The icing was so easy!
Recipe Card: Bridal Shower Sugar Cookies
Yield: 24 cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Chill Time: 60 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients: flour 2 3/4 cups, butter 1 cup, sugar 1 cup, egg 1, yolk 1, vanilla 2 tsp, baking powder 1 tsp, salt 1/2 tsp
Instructions: Chill, roll, cut, bake at 350°F for 9–11 minutes, then ice.