Iced Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Iced Sugar Cookies
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Nutrition
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Ingredients:

  • 9 oz all-purpose flour (2 cups)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp water
  • additional ingredient
  • sparkling sugar (optional)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. To prepare cookies, weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and baking powder, stirring with a whisk. Place butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at high speed until light and fluffy. Add egg, and beat until well blended. Beat in vanilla extract. Reduce mixer speed to low. Add the flour mixture to butter mixture; beat just until combined.
  3. Shape dough into a 4-inch round, and cover with plastic wrap. Chill for 1 hour. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut out 40 (2 x 3-inch) cookies, rerolling scraps as necessary. Place cookies 1 inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350° for 9 minutes or until lightly browned on bottoms. Cool on a wire rack.
  4. To prepare icing, combine powdered sugar, egg white powder, and 1/8 teaspoon salt, stirring well. Gradually add 2 tablespoons water, stirring constantly with a whisk until smooth. Decorate cookies as desired. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Let the cookies stand on a cooling rack until icing is completely dry (about 1 hour).
  5. VARIATION 1: Gingerbread Cookies
  6. Prepare Iced Sugar Cookies, increasing flour to 11.25 ounces (about 2 1/2 cups). Stir 1 tablespoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, and 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice into flour mixture. Add 1/4 cup molasses to dough when vanilla is added. Halve icing recipe; decorate as desired. SERVES 40 (serving size: 1 cookie) CALORIES 91; FAT 3.7g (sat 2.2g); SODIUM 63mg
  7. Finishing flourishes don't require special equipment. First, “flood” cookies by spreading thin frosting with a small offset spatula to coat, if desired. Pipe thicker frosting from a zip-top bag to outline. Use a toothpick to make small dots of icing that act as glue for decorative details like sugar pearls.
  8. VARIATION 2: Pecan Cookies
  9. Prepare Iced Sugar Cookies, decreasing the butter to 10 tablespoons. Stir 3/4 cup chopped, toasted pecans into dough. Omit icing. Dust cooled cookies with 1/3 cup powdered sugar. SERVES 40 (serving size: 1 cookie) CALORIES 82; FAT 4.5g (sat 2g); SODIUM 54mg
  10. Dust cookies with a bit of powdered sugar for a finishing touch that's not too sweet. Place sugar in a fine sieve, and shake it over cooled cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 7304.67 Kcal (30583 kJ)
Calories from fat 3245.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 360.65g 555%
Cholesterol 552.04mg 184%
Sodium 6891.51mg 287%
Potassium 11700.37mg 249%
Total Carbs 943.94g 315%
Sugars 527.87g 2111%
Dietary Fiber 7.53g 30%
Protein 87.64g 175%
Vitamin A 1.7mg 57%
Iron 3.6mg 20%
Calcium 511.6mg 51%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 459.31 Kcal (1923 kJ)
Calories from fat 204.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.68g 555%
Cholesterol 34.71mg 184%
Sodium 433.33mg 287%
Potassium 735.71mg 249%
Total Carbs 59.35g 315%
Sugars 33.19g 2111%
Dietary Fiber 0.47g 30%
Protein 5.51g 175%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 57%
Iron 0.2mg 20%
Calcium 32.2mg 51%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 175.3
    Points
  • 203
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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