Christmas Cutout Sugar Cookies |
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Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Ingredients:
4 cups sifted all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
2 eggs |
3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks) |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
colored icing, recipe follows |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy and light. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets. Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minute, rotating baking sheet halfway through cooking time. Cool completely on pans about 5 minutes, transfer to cooling racks and cool completely before decorating.
3. Colored Icing:
4. 1/2 cup confectionersÂ’ sugar
5. 1 1/2 tablespoons water
6. 3 to 4 drops food coloring, plus more as needed
7. Colored sprinkles, optional
8. In a small bowl, mix sugar and water to form a thick, smooth icing. Stir in food coloring to reach desired shade. Drop icing onto cookies using a small teaspoon and smooth with the back of the spoon. Make additional bowls for additional colors.
9. Additional multi-colored sprinkles can be added on top of icing before it dries for more decorative cookies, if desired.
10. Home Cook Recipe: A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchen have not tested this recipe and therefore cannot make representation as to the results.
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