Christmas Sugar Cookies
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Christmas Sugar Cookies
Description
Christmas Sugar Cookies feature a dough made with softened unsalted butter, granulated sugar, egg, and vanilla extract, balanced by baking powder and salt, blended into all-purpose flour. The dough is rolled out to a fourth-inch thickness and cut into shapes using cookie cutters to maximize usage. Baking is done at 350°F until lightly browned at the edges, indicating doneness. The icing combines powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint (or vanilla) extract, optionally colored for festive appeal.
The texture balances a tender crumb with a slightly crisp bottom edge from careful baking time management. The peppermint flavor in the icing can enhance the holiday feel, while vanilla offers a traditional sweet note. As a preparation, the dough can be rerolled efficiently to minimize waste, making this a practical recipe for holiday cookie sessions.
These cookies serve well as dessert, gifts, or holiday treats for gatherings, and decorating them with colored icing adds a personal touch. Handling the dough at room temperature aids in rolling and cutting for evenly sized cookies.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg room temperature, large
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract or vanilla, pure
- Food Coloring optional
Instructions
Make the Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Add softened butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Cream the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add vanilla and egg. Continue mixing for another 3 minutes to combine well.
- Add baking powder and salt, and combine well. Then, add 1 cup of flour at a time, mixing until just combined and no flour streak remains.
- Lightly flour a clean surface and roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out shapes with cookie cutters, keeping each cut as close as possible to get the most out of each cut. Transfer cut-out cookies to the prepared baking sheets. Combine the scraps of dough and reroll to cut out more dough, continuing this step until all the dough is used.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes, depending on the size of the cookie cutter you use. Remove from the oven when the bottom edges start to brown lightly.
- Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Make the Icing
- Add powdered sugar, milk, and extract to a small bowl and mix until smooth.
- If coloring, divide into separate bowls and add food colors as desired. Add to a pastry bag or squeeze bottle.
- Pipe icing onto cookies and allow to air dry until set. If adding sprinkles or edible glitter, do so before setting.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 32cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 151 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 151kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 49mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 20mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 188IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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