Description
These adorable flower sugar cookies are soft, buttery, and shaped like blooming petals, perfect for springtime baking, birthdays, tea parties, or simply brightening someone’s day.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (113g)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100g)
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- Red food coloring (or color of your choice)
Instructions
1. Cream together the butter and sugar for 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until combined.
3. Add flour, cornstarch, and salt. Mix just until dough forms.
4. Divide dough in half. Color one half with red food coloring to make pink dough.
5. Cut 1/4 of each dough half and set aside to use as centers.
6. Roll small balls (1/2–1 tsp size) from each large dough portion to form petals.
7. Arrange 5 dough balls in a flower shape on a parchment-lined sheet, leaving space between cookies.
8. Place parchment over each flower and gently flatten with a glass.
9. Use a toothpick to make two lines outward on each petal for realistic detail.
10. Add a contrasting center ball from the reserved dough and press gently.
11. Chill shaped cookies for 1 hour.
12. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake cookies for 12 minutes.
13. Cool on baking sheet for 5–10 minutes before transferring to rack.
Notes
- Don’t skip the chilling step, it helps the cookies keep their flower shape.
- Store in airtight containers up to 1 week or freeze unbaked flowers for up to 3 months.
- Try other natural colorings like beet powder or turmeric for variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 181
- Sugar: 8.45g
- Sodium: 75.61mg
- Fat: 8.19g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24.36g
- Fiber: 0.57g
- Protein: 2.69g
- Cholesterol: 30mg