This is a classic recipe that I make every year for Christmas. I love this recipe because it is a basic sugar cookie recipe that can be used for any occasion-Valentine’s Day, Halloween, or “just because”. In addition, there are a million ways you can decorate them! Grab some frosting and sprinkles and have fun! 🙂 Tip: Be generous with the flour when using the cookie cutters, and work fast!
Christmas Sugar Cookies
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Type: Dessert
Serves: 18
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp vanilla
Frosting
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tbsp shortening
- 2½ tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar in a standalone mixer on medium speed.
- Add vanilla and egg and blend.
- Add flour and salt, and use a spatula to help scrape the dough from the sides while mixing on low.
- With floured hands, gather dough into a flattened ball and wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 325 ºF.
- Roll chilled dough onto a floured surface with a floured rolling pin ¼ inch thick.
- Cut out Christmas shapes with floured cookie cutters, and quickly transfer to a baking sheet using a spatula.
- Sprinkle baking decorations on top if desired.
- Bake for 13 minutes, or until surface is firm but not hard. Do not overcook or the cookies will be too hard.
- Transfer to a wire cooling rack and let cool 1 hour.
Frosting
- Mix confectioners' sugar, shortening, milk, and vanilla with a hand mixer on medium speed until well blended.
- Separate into different bowls and add food coloring as desired.
- When cookies are cool, apply frosting and other baking decorations.
Makes 18 cookies
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