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Christmas Sugar Cookies


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  • Author: Fadela
  • Total Time: 38 minutes
  • Yield: 40 cookies

Description

How to make Christmas sugar cookies decorated with royal icing (for about 40 cookies)


Ingredients

Sugar cookies :

  • 200 g (1 3/4 stick) Butter - unsalted and softened
  • 160 g (1 1/3 cups) Powdered sugar
  • 400 g (1 1/3 cups) Flour - all-purpose
  • 2 Eggs - room temperature
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Royal icing

  • 400 g ( 3 1/3 cups) Powdered sugar 
  • 40 g (3-4 tbsp) Water
  • Food coloring

Instructions

Cookies

  1. Place the softened butter with the powdered sugar in a bowl.
  2. Mix with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes at medium speed until you get a creamy butter texture.
  3. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix again with the hand mixer to incorporate them.
  4. Add the dry ingredients, flour, and salt and mix with the mixer or your hands until you have a smooth ball of dough.
  5. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Baking

  1. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 3-4 mm.
  2. Cut out the dough with cookie cutters and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  3. Preheat the oven to 170°C and bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes.
  4. Let the cookies cool down a bit before moving them to a cooling rack.

Cookies icing

  1. If the icing seems too runny, add a little powdered sugar and mix again, and if it seems too thick add a little water.
  2. Place the powdered sugar with the water in a large bowl and mix with an electric whisk for 5 minutes until the icing is well blended and smooth.

Decoration 

  1. Color the icing to your liking and place it in a piping bag fitted with a small round tip 2 or cut a very small opening.
  2. Decorate the tops of the cookies with royal icing.
  3. Immediately sprinkle sugar or decorations on the cookies and let them dry completely at room temperature for about 1 hour.

Notes

Storage: Up to 1 week at room temperature in a storage box with a tight-fitting lid. The cookies alone can be kept up to 3 months in the freezer.

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes
  • Category: Cookies
  • Cuisine: American