Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
40 cookies
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Calories
96 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
Description
The Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe uses a simple dough base combining softened butter and sugar creamed together with egg and vanilla. The addition of baking powder gives the cookies a gentle lift, while salt balances the sweetness. The dough is rolled out uniformly and cut with cookie cutters to create crisp holiday shapes.
When baked at 350°F (175°C), the cookies develop a delicate edge crispness while maintaining a tender center. Cooling slightly on the baking sheet before transferring helps keep the shape intact and facilitates decorating with icing or embellishments.
Perfect for seasonal celebrations, these cookies can be decorated with icing or left plain. They make enjoyable holiday treats for friends and family, fitting well alongside festive drinks and other sweet offerings during gatherings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened at room temperature, unsalted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg (large)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (measured correctly)
- 1 Tbsp baking powder (use aluminum free)
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F with a rack in the center. Whisk together flour with baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
- Using a stand-up or handheld mixer, beat the butter together with sugar. To the mixture add vanilla extract and egg and beat to combine.
- To the butter mixture, add flour in 3 parts until fully incorporated.
- Divide the dough into two equal parts. On a lightly floured surface, roll into ¼-inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out your favorite shapes.
- Bake cookies on a parchment or silicone-lined baking sheet at 350˚F for 10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden.
- Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely and decorating with cookie icing.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 40cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 96 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 96kcal | 5% |
| Carbs | 12g | |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 17mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 43mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 148IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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