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
- Place the softened butter with the powdered sugar in a bowl.
- Mix with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes at medium speed until you get a creamy butter texture.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix again with the hand mixer to incorporate them.
- Add the dry ingredients, flour, and salt and mix with the mixer or your hands until you have a smooth ball of dough.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Baking
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 3-4 mm.
- Cut out the dough with cookie cutters and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Preheat the oven to 170°C and bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool down a bit before moving them to a cooling rack.
Cookies icing
- If the icing seems too runny, add a little powdered sugar and mix again, and if it seems too thick add a little water.
- 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
- 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.
- Decorate the tops of the cookies with royal icing.
- 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