Description
Classic Christmas Sugar Cookies that are soft, buttery, and perfect for holiday decorating. These cookies are easy to make and cut into your favorite festive shapes, ideal for sharing and celebrating the season.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, measured correctly
- 1 Tbsp aluminum-free baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 °F and position a rack in the center of the oven to ensure even baking.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside for later use.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: Using a stand mixer or handheld mixer, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy, which usually takes a few minutes.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Incorporate the egg and vanilla extract into the butter and sugar mixture, beating well until fully combined.
- Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients: Gradually add the flour mixture in three parts to the wet ingredients, mixing after each addition until the dough is fully incorporated.
- Divide and Roll Out Dough: Divide the dough into two equal portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion out to about 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut Cookie Shapes: Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into your favorite festive shapes, perfect for Christmas.
- Bake Cookies: Arrange the cookie shapes on a parchment paper or silicone mat-lined baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the edges just start to turn golden.
- Cool Before Decorating: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Once cool, decorate with your favorite cookie icing.
Notes
- Use aluminum-free baking powder to avoid any metallic taste in the cookies.
- Ensure butter is softened but not melted for the best texture.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes if the dough is too sticky to roll out easily.
- For perfectly shaped cookies, flour the rolling surface and the cutter lightly.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
