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4 Ingredients Sugar Cookies

By Victoria · On: Feb 15, 23 · Last Modified: Mar 17, 23

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Looking for some simple sugar cookies? Give a try to these 4-ingredient sugar cookies that are sweet and buttery which makes them perfect for any occasion. Whether you’re baking for a party, a special occasion, or just a sweet treat for yourself, these cookies are quick and easy to make and sure to delight your taste buds.

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A blue plate with sugar cookings topped with powdered sugar.

With just a handful of basic ingredients, including powdered sugar, butter, an egg, and self-raising flour, you can create a batch of sweet buttery cookies that everybody will love.

Also, I love this simple recipe because you can’t go wrong with it, and it is great to use as a starting point and personalize it as you want by adding or decorating it with other ingredients.

Even if the ingredients are basic, you will get a bowl of cookies with a light and delicate texture and a buttery flavor that will satisfy your sweet tooth.

The recipe is easy to follow as it has minimal ingredients and steps.

Also, it requires minimal preparation time, making it an ideal choice for busy weeknights or last-minute baking needs.

If you’re looking for a great recipe for classic sugar cookies without a lot of fuss, try this recipe!

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In This Post: show
1 🥰 Why You Will Love This Recipe?
2 🥘 Ingredients and Substitutes
3 👩‍🍳 Step-by-step Directions
4 🏆 Expert Tips. What to Pay Attention To?
5 ♻️ Make Ahead and Storage:
6 📋 Recipe Card:

🥰 Why You Will Love This Recipe?

  • You will need only 4 ingredients that you most probably already have in your kitchen.
  • This recipe is incredibly easy to make and requires minimal preparation time. It’s a great choice for busy bakers who want to whip up a batch of cookies without a lot of fuss.
  • These sugar cookies are incredibly versatile, and can be customized in many different ways to suit your tastes. Add sprinkles, chocolate chips, or other toppings for a unique twist on the classic recipe.
  • These cookies are perfect for any occasion, from holiday parties to school events, to a simple dessert after dinner.

🥘 Ingredients and Substitutes

Powdered Sugar, an egg, butter and flour on white background.
  • Flour. I used Self-raising flour, but if you don’t have it at hand, you could replace it with all-purpose flour + baking powder. For each cup of all-purpose flour, use two teaspoons of baking powder.
  • Egg.
  • Powdered Sugar. I recommend using powdered sugar to obtain a more uniform texture of the dough. If you prefer the texture of sugar in biscuits, you could also use regular sugar.
  • Butter. If you don’t have butter, you could replace it with margarine or shortening.

👩‍🍳 Step-by-step Directions

Pro Tip: It is important to use cold butter if you want the biscuits to have a firm and airy texture.

Quick note: As you have to use cold butter directly from the refrigerator, it will be difficult to incorporate it with flour. To make the process easier, I recommend you grate the butter or use a food processor.

Take a large bowl, and pour the all-purpose flour and the cold grated butter into it.

Shredded butter mixed with flour in a deep bowl.

Immediately after this, add the powdered sugar to the bowl.

Shredded butter mixed with flour and powdered sugar in a deep bowl.

Mix all the ingredients well until you get a crumbly structure similar to sand.

White deep plate with mixed ingredients for sugar cookies dough.

Now, add an egg over the rest of the ingredients.

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An raw egg over dried sugar cookies dough ingredients.

Mix the ingredients well until you will get a dough ball.

Deep bowl with sugar cookies dough.

Put the dough in a plastic bag or cover it with cling film.

Leave the dough in the refrigerator to cool for at least 2 hours. If you are limited in time, you could put it in the freezer for half an hour.

Quick Note: It is necessary to cool the dough to ensure that the biscuits will keep their shape better and the cookies will not deform during baking. Thus, the dough needs a little time to rest in order to stabilize the gluten casing.

Sugar cookies dough covered in cling film on a white table.

Quick Note: Preheat the oven to 320°F (160°C).

Now, it is time to form the biscuits.

Divide the cookie dough into 12 small balls. and with glass, flatten the cookies.

Pro Tip: Try to make all the biscuits of equal thickness to ensure that all the sugar cookies will bake the same.

Top view of raw sugar cookies on a traybake.

After this, bake the biscuits for 15-20 minutes at 320°F (160°C).

Top view of baked sugar cookies on a traybake.

In the end, let the biscuits cool. After that, you can decorate them as you wish.

The simplest option with which you cannot go wrong is to sprinkle them with powdered sugar.

Close look of 4 ingredients sugar cookies on a blue plate.

In the end, you should get crumbly sugar cookies with an intense butter flavor.

Close look of 4 ingredients sugar cookies on a blue plate.

🏆 Expert Tips. What to Pay Attention To?

  • Use cold butter if you want the biscuits to be crumbly.
  • Don’t mix the dough too long because you will get some hard and dense biscuits.
  • Let the biscuit dough cool for at least 30 minutes in the freezer or 2 hours in the refrigerator if you want to ensure that the biscuits will keep their shape during the baking. This will help the dough to firm up and make it easier to handle when shaping into cookies.
  • Use parchment paper or a silicone baking mat in order to prevent the cookies from sticking to the baking sheet

♻️ Make Ahead and Storage:

Can I Prepare Them Ahead?

Yes, you can prepare these biscuits ahead of time and keep them in a well-sealed container for about 10 days.

Can You Freeze Them?

If you are in love with these biscuits, I recommend you prepare a large amount of dough, shape the biscuits, and freeze them before cooking. You can bake them directly from the freezer when you would like to enjoy them.

📋 Recipe Card:

Close look of 4 ingredients sugar cookies on a blue plate.

4 Ingredients Sugar Cookies

Victoria
Looking for a simple sugar cookie recipe? Try these 4-ingredients sugar cookies that you can make without any fuss. The recipe requires only a few simple ingredients and a little bit of your time.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 7 mins
Cook Time 18 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people
Calories 359 kcal

Equipment

Cheese Grater
Cling Film

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¾ cup Self-raising Flour
  • 1 Egg
  • 3.5 oz Powdered Sugar
  • 4.5 oz Butter

Instructions

  • Leave the butter in the fridge for up to 2 hours.
  • Use a grater or food processor and shred the butter to be easier for you to incorporate with the rest of the ingredients.
  • Mix the grated butter with self-raisin flour.
    4.5 oz Butter, 1 ¾ cup Self-raising Flour
  • Add the powdered sugar and mix all the ingredients.
    3.5 oz Powdered Sugar
  • Add the egg. Mix well until you get a dough ball.
    1 Egg
  • Cover the dough with cling film or put it in a plastic bag and leave it to cool for 2 hours in the fridge or for 30 minutes in the freezer.
  • Preheat the oven to 320°F (160°C).
  • In the meantime, form the biscuits. I divided the dough into 12 small balls and flattened them using a glass.
  • Bake the biscuits for 15-20 minutes at 320°F (160°C).
  • Leave the biscuits to cool down and decorate with powdered sugar.

Quick Note

I highly recommend reading the entire recipe to find more tips and notes about this recipe. Read Full Recipe ⇑

Nutrition Estimates

Sodium: 148mgCalcium: 15mgVitamin A: 572IUSugar: 16gFiber: 1gPotassium: 52mgCholesterol: 73mgCalories: 359kcalTrans Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 11gFat: 19gProtein: 5gCarbohydrates: 43gIron: 1mg
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