It’s an exciting time of the year, with Christmas just around the corner there’s lots to do and lots of delicious food to make!
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Christmas Cookies Recipe
What you need:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
What you do:
- Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy then add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add the flour and baking powder in intervals.
- Don’t worry if the dough looks as if it doesn’t have enough moisture, continue to mix until combined and it will come together once you refrigerate it.
- Divide the dough into four equal parts, shape into four disks, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate about an hour or until firm.
- Preheat oven to 375 F and lightly grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat.
- Roll out dough between two sheets of waxed paper
- Cut out the desired shapes with cookie cutters and place on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes or until edges just start to turn a golden color.
- For softer cookies, do not allow the cookies to take on color.
- Remove from oven, let cool for one minute and then transfer to wire rack.
- Allow cookie sheet to cool thoroughly before placing uncooked dough on it.
- Decorate cookies with Royal Icing or Buttercream Frosting and sprinkles.
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