Description
Homemade classic soft sugar cookies decorated for Christmas. Perfect, easy and ready to share for the holidays!
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups Bob's Red Mill all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter and confectioner’s sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed until creamy. Add egg yolk and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add remaining ingredients. Mix on medium speed until ingredients come together and form a ball.
- Spray cookie pan. Press cookies into cookie shapes pan.
(Or alternatively, you can use cookie cutters or the bottom of a drinking glass that has been dipped in sugar. Flatten dough to 1/2" thick. ) - Sprinkle with decorator’s sugar and/ or Bob’s Red Mill sparkling sugar
- Bake 7-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 2 minutes in cookie pan. Remove to cooling rack. I have found it easiest to just firmly tap the cookie sheet over the cooling rack and they seem to come out easily.
Notes
This recipe makes 1 dozen thick cookies. If you fill the cookie cavities the whole way it will yield a dozen. If you choose to make them thinner, you’ll get about 2 dozen. Don’t forget to lessen the time for the cookies though. You want them to just lightly brown on the edges.
Let them rest in the pans for about 3 minutes. Turn the pan upside down on a cooling rack. Use a wooden spoon or similar to tap on each shape on the cookie pan. They should pop out.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American