Christmas Sugar Cookies
This Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe is perfect for making these fun cookies with royal icing for Christmas! Grab the free printable tag below to make a darling gift this year.
Servings: 60
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Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 4 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
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Instructions
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl with electric mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine dry ingredients. Add butter, egg, milk and extract. Mix on medium speed until a soft dough forms.
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This helps to prevent the dough from spreading when baked.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Dust your surface with flour and use a rolling pin to roll the dough to 1/4" thickness.
- Use cookie cutters to cut shapes from the dough. Place the cookies on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake until the cookies are lightly brown around the edges, about 7 minutes.
- Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool before decorating with
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Notes
Follow the step by step instructions in the blog post to decorate each cookie.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 44kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 45mg | Sugar: 3g