My favorite Christmas tradition is baking and decorating sugar cookies. I made this batch earlier on today, and now at about 9pm only one remains. I suppose that can only mean that they were thoroughly enjoyed, which is very encouraging to a cooking aficionado.
Anyway, since they were a success, I thought I would share the recipe.
Ingredients -
- 1 cup of butter (softened)
- 1 cup of white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 3 3/4 cups of all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup of icing sugar
- 3 tablespoons of water
- various sprinkles for decorating purposes
Directions -
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour and baking powder.
- Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture, alternately with the heavy cream.
- Cover the dough and allow to chill in fridge for 2-3 hours, until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease cookie sheet.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about a 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
- Place cookies about 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until the bottoms and edges of the cookies are light brown.
- Place on cooling rack.
- Mix the icing sugar with the water to create a sweet glaze for the cookies.
- Once cool, paint cookies with glaze and add desired decorative sprinkles.
- Store in airtight container.
Happy baking and happy holidays!
- D
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