480g flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup of corn starch Wisk put aside 1 cup butter 1 cup of granulated sugar Mix 2 eggs Vanilla extract Add flour and that Wisk Cook for 12 mins at 375

My grandmother used to say "You can not call yourself a baker until you can bake a sugar cookie that keeps it shape, tastes like it took you hours to make and gets you a proposal." I failed many times...on the cookies and proposals. 😂🤣😂

Typed it all out so its easier :) 4/480g cups of all purpose flour 1/2tsp salt 1/3cup cornstarch Sift and wisk Set aside 226g butter 1 cup granulated sugar Mix in stand mixer until light and fluffy Add in 2 room temperature eggs one by one while mixer is running Add couple tsp of vanillia/or any extract Add the flour mixture Mix it up evenly Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes in the fridge Roll out and cut into desired shapes 375° for about 12 minutes check up on them to not turn brown

*I'm literally just a 13 year old trying to prove to my family that I can make good cookies for christmas because they don't think I can.* 😼😼😼

I am legally blind and just found your channel love how you describe the way you're doing the recipes keep up the good work thank you very much will definitely be trying some of your recipes and watching more of your videos

I really like you. You are so human. No a stuff shirt. I really enjoy your videos.

Thank you for not giving us bad advice like so many fake chefs do these days. I find your videos highly informative, concise, and easy to follow. You're an excellent teacher.

Hi I am Ariana I'm 12 years old and have made these cookies but with a little change they are my favourite, my 3-year-old brother normally does not like cookies but with these ones he came begging for them, they got finished in 2 days. I made it in my kitchen-Aid stand mixer and it looked just like ursTnx for this recipe. I love baking and cooking. Anyway, tnx for the recipe!

Thanks, John. My nieces and I made this as a base for them to experiment with royal icing cookie decorating. It was so much fun. Sending love from South Africa 🇿🇦

I’ve tried about 5 different recipes of sugar cookies and this was the only recipe that the cookies didn’t spread! It’s a life saver!!

This is the first “no-spread” cookie recipe I’ve tried that actually didn’t spread! I was almost ready to give up on making cute cut out cookies to decorate but you saved me! Also, thank you for giving all your dry ingredient measurements in weight. I will never understand why anyone would still fluff, spoon & level flour (and get it ALL OVER the kitchen) when you can get a decent little digital scale for like $10.

I just made around 200 vegan cookies with this recipe, so nice and easy. Replaced the egg with aquafaba and it came out perfect!!!!

480 g flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 40 g of corn starch 226 g butter 200 g of granulated sugar 2 eggs Vanilla extract Bake for 12 mins at 190

THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Where has your simple recipe been all my life? Just made a cutout scalloped dress cookie (for my nieces communion), and they kept their shape perfectly!!!! Don’t know how excited this makes me, as I now feel comfortable offering them for a friends wedding shower too!

my second year of baking christmas cookies with this recipe! it’s so good, yet simple. thank you!❤

I literally just made these for Hanukkah, and they came out AMAZING! Everyone loved them!!! Crispy on the edges, soft and slightly chewy in the middle. Perfect golden color. I used a magen of David cookie cutter and a Ginger bread man for fun. They most definitely kept their shape and check out his royal icing video. We had a cookie decorating party. Depending on the size of your cookie cutter, I had big and small so we easily made a little more than two dozen w/one batch. I used 1/3 Cup of corn starch like he had adjusted and mentioned in the video and they did in all honesty come out fantastic. I put it flat in the fridge for 30 minutes, because I was working on the second batch of dough. The fist batch i used Pure Vanilla extract. On the second batch I added a pinch of caramel extract. What's great is that you can change the flavor so easily. Bravo to this recipe 👏🏆

Used this recipe for some Halloween cookies and they came out perfect! Soooo good. I also added some almond extract. Instead of just 1 teaspoon of vanilla I did 1/2 tspn of vanilla and 1/2 tspn of almond. Will be using this recipe for Christmas!

Your channel is pure magic

I love that you give measurements in cups and grams. Thank you for taking the guesswork out of it!

I was craving sugar cookies so bad I made these at night, thinking to myself how upset I'd be if they didnt turn out good enough to satisfy my cravings. Well, luckily, they turned out amazing!! These were perfectly crispy on the outside and soft and flaky in the middle! This novice baker will definitely be making these again!

omg i just remember watching his videos a year ago and he had like 20k subs and i always thought like damn he deserves more..so here we are at 500k im so happy for him he absolutely deserves this.. keep it up man!

you're definitely my go-to youtuber for when i gotta search for baking recipes. i love your videos! thanks for this! 👍

Thank you so much for including BOTH methods of measurement!!🥰

I tried this recipe today and oh my God, it turned out wonderful! I used it as a crust dough and decoration for my pumpkin pie and was more than pleased with the outcome! These cookies are better than the ones I always made up to now. I will add your sugar cookies to my recipe collection, promised! Thank you so much! ❤️ Greetings from Austria!

I’ve used your sugar cookie recipe several times - with additions. Lemon, spice, choc chips and lavender. Also ice them. Great recipe

As someone who’s learning how to make cookies for the first time, I’m definitely saving your videos. The cookies look delicious!

Just made these yesterday and they are SO GOOD. They were easy to handle, and they came out so soft and crunchy at the same time + delicious, thank you so much!!!!!!

My son & I made these today & I must say BEST Sugar Cookie Recipe out there!!! Thank you for being an excellent teacher & sharing your amazing recipes!!!

I made these today. Super easy and delicious!! I added like 3/4 teaspoon almond extract and i cannot tell you how good they are!!!!

I made these cookies today and I have to tell you John, this was the easiest dough that I have ever worked with in my life! It tasted great too. The cookies had a nice crisp and tasted very good. My one note is that I had to be careful to make them all the same thickness, only a couple thinner ones browned a wee bit more. I’m using this dough all of the time now, thank you!

Of all the baking videos I watch I find yours are the best. You have a way about you that makes learning fun and I don't feel so overwhelmed when trying a new recipe.. Looking forward to making these and Thank You for so many wonderful treats. My family Thanks you as well. Happy Baking, Christine from AZ.

I made these on Saturday and they turned out PERFECT. I used a 3D printed cookie cutter with an embossed image. AMAZING!! Thanks so much for sharing your incredible tips and recipes. Love!!!

I love that you give measurements in cups and grams and everything is warm and homely not business like. Definitely trying this recipe out for my Christmas cookies. Thank you so much!😘

OMG! Thank you for this awesome recipe! My daughters and I had a cookie soirée using this recipe and the rolled out cookies turned out magnificent! Thank you also for the explanations and step-by-step instructions! You are a great instructor!

I just made these cookies a few days ago, and they are magical! There was no spreading at all, the borders are crisp, and they are absolutely delicious! Thank you!

For any confusion, his recent Christmas sugar cookie video from 4 months ago doesn’t include cornstarch. Instead it uses baking soda. I highly recommend this recipe. It gave a nice shape and rise on my cookies! I’ve followed this recipe many times. Hope this helps!

I love how you always give gram measurements ❤️ It's so confusing when I watch other recipe videos and they do cups 😩 even though cups look so much more easier then grams.

You are the best. Love the clarity of explanations! Beautiful kitchen.

LOVE your creativity in most recipes. And YES, I noticed that this was filmed BEFORE your gorgeous kitchen make-over. OMG, that glorious green stove... to swoon over!!! Thanks for this cookie recipe. Excellent results every time.

This is the best sugar cookie recipe that I have tried so far. Instruction is easy to follow and very consistent results every time! Thank you for sharing!

Absolutely love your videos. Can't wait to try this. Love from South Africa.

I will DEFINITELY be making these for Christmas! My husband is a huge sugar cookie fan and I don’t like too many of the recipes out there because of the spread so they’re kinda sad to decorate lol. These look perfect!

I just wanted to thank you for this recipe! I made this recipe for the first time this Tuesday and it came out perfect! It was sooo easy to make too! The cornstarch did the trick! They all came out so beautiful and they tasted so good! Thank you again! I will make these in the future for sure!

I made these today, and this recipe is AMAZING!!! Thank you. They were perfect chewing and clean edges...

THE BEST.... BY FAR..... NO SPREAD-NO CHILL SUGAR COOKIES EVER!!!! I had to come back and comment on how much I LOVE this easy to make and easy to work with recipe. I used this recipe for Christmas cookies and now that Valentine's Day is around the corner I'm going to be making them for my kindergarten daughter's classroom. This is and now will ALWAYS be my one and only GO TO sugar cookie! And they taste the BEST too! I've tried Sooooooooooooo many different sugar cookie recipes and this one is BY FAR THE BEST! So, if you are looking around for the best and easiest sugar cookie recipe to work with- LOOK NO FURTHER! This is THE ONE! You won't be disappointed. I promise! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe/video! 😊

Just made a double batch of these cookies. They turned out amazing. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Love your channel. From an Aussie fan 😊

Thank you, John! I made these cookies for New Years and they’re delicious! 🤩

This is the Best shortbread cookie recipe hands down ! Super simple and delicious ❤️

I was bored during quarantine and I didn’t have chocolate chip so I searched sugar cookies and this was the best one

I can say I tried this recipe and it's the BOMB! Hallelujah, the perfect recipe for cut out cookies! Now I need the perfect royal icing recipe!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’ve never been able to pull off cookies that don’t spread until now! I went by weight and the recipe was perfect. I added a glaze (and sanding sugar) at the end to replace royal icing since I didn’t have the time. Turned out great! :)

My family calls me the cookie queen but SERIOUSLY....not compared to this piece of cookie heaven resource. How is it possible to have every single cookie that I've ever made, tried, loved, thought of, heard of, and even NOT heard of in one single place? All that said, with beautiful photos, great results, wonderful tips....I love this! I decluttered my KAF cookbook bc it turned out to be too cumbersome, too complicated, too unrealistic, etc What else would you need in life besides your cookie recipes?! So thankful I found this resource!❤😊

You bring so much joy to my day with your videos. Thank you 😊

The Queen Victoria Herend caught my eye - I’m a collector myself and that is my favourite Herend pattern. Would love to see more of your collection! Thanks for this video I’m keen to try making some cookies for Christmas 😊

I have just gotten into baking sugar cookies for sell. I tried at least 5 recipes. I wanted to find one that I could use. This is it! I'm throwing all the others away. This recipe is a real game changer. I cannot stand it when I take the time to make dough, roll it out and bake it only for the cookies to spread. No more! Thank you for this recipe!

I tried this last week. OMG!!! that’s Awesome 👏 the taste is really delicious.the dough is Amazing not sticking on my hand and easy the roll . Thank you so much for the tips corn starch. Before I don’t like to make cookies but now I really love to make cookies . Thank you so much John I really appreciate you. God’s bless you and your family 🙏❤️🤤👍🍪

These look amazing!!! Can’t wait to try them 😋

Second batch is in the oven!! Fantastic recipe!! I sell my royal iced cookies and am always on the look out for a good sugar cookie recipe. This one is my fav so far, and I’ve tried a LOT of them!! Subscribed and liked!!😄🇨🇦

I look you up every Christmas! Let the baking begin! Thank you!

I’ve made severa recipes from you John and this was no disappointment at all!! I was a little skeptical on the corn starch but omg it made all the difference on the dough. Super easy to handle and most importantly the Taste!!! Sooo good! Ever since I was making the dough it smelled super good and my hand were already filled with the delicious smell. My kids and my husband loved the cookies (and I must say they are hard to please) and we all had a comfy, lovely family time decorating them with the easy cookie glass recipe from you as well. Thank you so much for sharing this, you give me more than a recipe, a family time I hope my kids will treasure ❤ I’m a fan, god bless

This honestly is the best sugar cookie recipe. Tastes so good!

Made half a batch just now. Tastes good and not too sweet - just what I was looking for since it'll be finished with royal icing. I added 1/8tsp lemon oil and a healthy pink of minced lemon rind. This one is for the books. 👍🏼

I made them to decorate with my daughters on Christmas, and they came out perfect.

Tried your exact recipe in Trinidad and Tobago; cookies were perfect. I'm glad we chose the best recipe on the internet. Love your delivery style.

This is a good recipe, almost identical to one that I use. However, I don't use flower to roll them out. I roll them between either 2 pieces of parchment paper. That way I don't have to have them toughen up by adding more flour. Great job on your cookies. :)

The scrapping paddle attachment is my "go to" as well as the "pouring shield" when dealing with flour or icing sugar in my KitchenAid.

I just made these , but did the 1/4 cup of corn starch - came out perfect and it was my first time making sugar cookies! Also I only had a hand mixer - so it’s doable! Thank you for making such a simple recipe!

This is the first time I have made sugar cookies and the shape stayed!! I've been trying for YEARS! Thank you

I do this recipe every time cames great love 💕 it doesn’t spread and the flavor 😋 yummmmm thanks Preppy

I just made them and they came out perfect ! Thank you

i love you channel straight to the point everything is so clear and neat no annoying background music it is just perfect

I made these and got rave reviews!!!!! Everyone was obsessed with these and they’re the first cookie I’ve successfully made!!! Thank you!!!!❤

Just made these for a birthday party and they tasted amazing and kept their shape so well for decorating! Def will be my go to recipe from now on

He just yeets everything away 🤣

Thank you so much for such an easy to follow recipe. Just got my cookies out of the oven. Perfect, no spread and they taste delicious.

These are so good! Nice and tender yet set up. Not to sweet which makes sense because the icing is sweet enough. Perfect edges. I made heart shaped for Valentine’s Day.

Thanks so much for sharing this delicious recipe!!! I made these and decorated them with royal icing (recipe from your channel as well)for a bake sale and they sold out in half an hour!!! ❤

I LOVE crunchy cookies!! My husband and kids live chewy so i always keep a pan in the oven a bit longer for me haha

I love this recipe i have made it 4 times so far and they taste and look amazing everytime

We thought these cookies were the best. They save ACTUAL lives.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

This recipe is hands down THE BEST sugar cookie recipe I've ever tried (and I've tried many). The secret ingredient really makes a huge difference. Thank you so much for this brilliant tip!

So just tried this recipe and it’s awesome !!! The cookies kept their shape and the flavor was just perfect. Not too sweet, just right :)! Thank you !!!

I made these yesterday and I love it! It was the first video that came up in my search for "sugar cookies". I didn't have enough butter so I made half of everything and turned out perfect, not as soft as I want them, but that's on my oven

I made this cookies for friend wedding. This was a hit. Everyone loved it. So easy to make. This is the best recipes out of all the ones i tried and failed. Thank you so much!

I love how you give two different kinds of measurements so we don’t have to figure it out by ourself

Hi I will definately try your cookie receipe sounds fantastic especially as the pastry does not spread how clever of you

I used twice the flour that you said to put in cornstarch bc I didn’t have any and they still had a super clean cut and did not spread! I also used brown sugar and desi ghee in a separate batch and they turned out amazing!! In both batches I didn’t even put the dough in the fridge and still they didn’t spread and they had a clean cut! Thank you sm for such a perfect and easy recipe!!

I've just come back to testify :). I made these cookies - first time ever baking cookies. They turned out excellent, no spreading, crisp but soft. I did add a little lemon zest for an extra oomph. Thanks for the amazing recipe.

I made these yesterday and they came out perfect, what a great recipe! 12 minutes the was perfect baking time as well, light on top with a slight brown on the bottom. This will absolutely be my new go-to recipe. :)

This recipe is amazing, I've made these cookies three times already and everyone keeps asking for more. It really helps that they're so simple to make since I've only just started baking with zero prior experience, so the cookies being such a huge success was a big confidence booster, so thank you John! You're an inspiration, and your instructions and overall attitude are just perfect. On a side note, I'd really like to try making these with the lemon flavoring, but I'm unsure if it's just the zest that I should add to the batter or the juice as well? If so, how much?

Just made this recipe for cut out Christmas cookies and they came out beautifully! Your recipes are the best!

Made these about 30 minutes ago...delicious. I added not vanilla extract, about 3 to 4 tsp. Thank you for such a tasty and holding it's shape cookie!! 💜💜

480g flour ½ tsp salt 40g corn starch 226g room temperature butter 200g granulated sugar 2 room temperature eggs 2tsp vanilla [10ml]

Hi John, this recipe is perfect! It was my first time trying sugar cookies and I'm amazed at how well they turned out. The shapes stayed intact, they did not spread one bit and the taste was beyond delicious! So excited to try more of your recipes!! Thank you ❤️

I made the dough the night before Christmas Eve and forgot it was in my fridge 😅 well I ended up making them today and they are PERFECT! Thank you John!

This is the best cookies I've ever made! Your ingredients are just AWESOME! Today I followed your way exactly and my cookies turned wonderful and very delicious.. Thank you so so so much

i’m going to make BTS sugar cookies for their 7 year anniversary!!!! thanks for the recipe😆😆

So I made these a few days ago, and they are everything you promised and more. This was the easiest sugar cookie dough to work with. My cookies were so defined, too bad my decorating skills would land me on Nailed It. Thank you!

Oct 2023 great cookies. Just made two batches camel cookies for our Egyptian themed halloween. Amazing. Houston loving this channel.

I just made these cookies and they do hold their shape!! Tastes great too