Cut-Out Cookies Recipe
1 cup butter (room temperature)
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 - 2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg (I substituted with cinnamon once when I had no nutmeg)
3 1/2 cups of sifted flour
Oven 400F (do not preheat oven until you're ready to bake)
Method
- Cream butter with sugars until light and creamy in a large bowl with a spoon or electric mixer.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Gradually sift flour, baking powder, sale and nutmeg into creamed mixture, blending well. Don't be afraid to get your hands in there to form the dough into a big lump.
- Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour or overnight until firm.
- Roll out about 1/4 of dough at a time to 1/8 inch thickness on floured surface.
- Cut with "floured" cookie cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in 400F oven (pre-heated) 8-10 minutes or until firm.
- Cool completely on wire racks, frost and decorate with sprinkles.
Icing
1 1/2 cups of icing sugar sifted
1/4 cup butter cold
1 tbs milk
1 tsp vanilla
(optional: a couple of drops of food colouring)
Use a blender or food processor to cut in butter with icing sugar. Add milk and vanilla, beating until smooth. You can add a few drops of food colouring. Decorate to your hearts content!
The kids love making, decorating and eating these cookies. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Printable Recipe: https://sites.google.com/site/faithfamilyfunfood/christmas-cut-out-cookie-recipe
